Lajinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s on offer for Lajinha over the next couple of weeks.

Straight off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – it’s a pretty grim run. The swell is around, but the wind is just never playing ball. We’re looking at a solid 16-day stretch with hardly a window of clean surf. The best you can hope for is a few sessions that are just about surfable, but nothing that’s going to get your heart pumping.

The water temp is about what you’d expect for this time of year, so no funny business there.

Let’s break it down. Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th are a write-off. We’ve got a moderate breeze out of the south, and the swell is strapped with cross-off and cross winds. The wave energy is moderate (188 to 360), but the conditions are just poor. There’s a bit of a bump on Wednesday morning, the 8th. The swell drops a touch to 5 ft from the ESE with a short period of 7 seconds, but the wind is a gentle breeze from the south, turning it cross-off. The forecast actually says “expect good surf conditions” for that morning session, and the wave state is clean. The combined energy is moderate (347). That’s your best bet in the whole outlook, but it’s still a short-period, average-sized wave. It’ll be a bit fat and gutless, but you might get a couple of rides if you’re not picky.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. From Thursday the 9th right through to Tuesday the 21st of July, it’s a constant stream of onshore and cross-onshore winds. The swell direction swings from E to ESE, with periods stuck between 6 and 8 seconds. The energy stays in the moderate range (87 to 359), but the wind just ruins it. You’ll be battling chop, cross-chop, and lumpy conditions. The wind speeds are moderate to fresh breezes, mostly out of the SE, ESE, or E. There’s a few days with rain showers and even a risk of thunderstorms in there, just to add to the misery.

For a spot like this, a reef break that’s exposed to the east, it’s a real shame. The optimum swell is from the east, but the wind is never coming from the right direction to make it clean. The crowds are listed as “sometimes” here, and on this kind of forecast, you’ll probably have the place to yourself – for good reason.

To be brutally honest, on Wednesday morning the 8th, if you’re desperate, you might get a few small, clean waves. But if you’re a beginner, the 5 ft might be a bit much, and the short period doesn’t help. For the rest of the run, save your energy. This is a classic case of the swell being there but the wind not cooperating. Sometimes that’s just how it goes.

Rusty.

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