Lajinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I'm lookin' at the full 16-day picture for Lajinha, and honestly, it's a tough one for us paddle surfers. This is a reef break, and it's an expert wave more often than not anyway. The issue is, the wind isn't playing ball at all. For the entire stretch – from Wednesday, September 2nd, all the way through to Thursday, September 17th – we've got a persistent, grinding cross-onshore breeze blowing from the ESE and SE. Usually at 9 to 15 mph. That's going to ruin the face of this wave, making it choppy and messy pretty much non-stop.

The swell is mostly out of the east, between 2 ft and 5 ft, with periods sitting down around 6 to 9 seconds. That's short-period wind swell, not the long, clean groundswell this break really needs to show off. Although it's a reef, the onshore wind will still mess it up. The combined wave energy is pretty weak, sitting between 80 and 270 (low-to-moderate). The water temperature is 81°, which is about average for this time of year, so at least you won't be cold while you're waiting for a clean one.

Now, there are a couple of moments where the swell picks up a little. Around Thursday, September 10th and Friday, September 11th, we see the swell bump up to 5 ft and 5 ft out of the ESE, with a max combined energy of 270. But the wind is still cross-onshore at 15 mph. The forecast says "poor surf conditions" for every single window. Every morning, every afternoon. It's a grim outlook.

The worst of it is that there are zero standouts here. No day where the wind cleanly goes offshore, and no significant groundswell to iron out the chop. For a beginner, this would be a frustrating wait – it's rarely going to be clean. For an expert, the conditions just aren't good enough to get excited about that reef.

Toward the very end, around Sunday, September 14th, the swell drops right off to 2 ft with a period of 10 seconds. That's a little better period, but it's too small and still cross-off. The energy is down to 111.

So, honest truth? I wouldn't recommend paddling out for most of this run. It's more of a kite surfing kind of setup if you're into that. The wind is up, the swell is mediocre, and the window for clean surf just doesn't open. Forecasts can change, but for now, keep your board in the car and wait for a better day.

Rusty.

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