Lajinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a good look at what Lajinha’s got cookin’ for the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – this ain’t a pretty picture. Right from the get-go, conditions are lookin’ pretty grim. There’s not a single recommendation in the whole 16-day window, which is a real bummer for this spot.

The water temp is sittin’ pretty average for this time of year, so no surprises there. But the wind? Man, it’s just not lettin’ up. Mostly cross-shore or cross-onshore, and that keeps the surface all chopped up and messy. The swell direction is comin’ in from the ESE and E mostly, which isn’t what Lajinha’s reef wants to see – it needs that east swell to line up proper, but the wind’s wreckin’ it every time.

Kickin’ off on Thursday the 23rd of July, you’ve got a 6ft ESE swell rollin’ in, but it’s only 8 seconds period and the wind’s a cross-on 12 mph from the SE. That’s just poor surf – choppy, ugly, no shape. The combined swell energy is 701 (moderate), but it’s wasted. That afternoon drops to 3ft, still cross-on, still poor.

Friday the 24th is a little better in size – 6ft morning, 5ft afternoon – but the wind stays cross-on, so it’s still a marginal call at best. The swell period stays short at 8 seconds, so those waves are gonna be fat and weak. Saturday and Sunday are more of the same: cross-shore winds, short period swell around 3ft – 4ft, and energy levels between 126 and 271 (weak to moderate). Just not surfable in any decent way.

Monday the 28th through Wednesday the 30th? Still cross-shore slop, swell barely crackin’ 3ft, and the period drops to 6-7 seconds. That’s just wind chop, not real swell. Energy’s down to 68-162 (weak). Not worth paddlin’ out.

The first week of August doesn’t bring any relief. Swell sizes bump up a little on the 2nd and 3rd – 5ft on Sunday morning, 6ft on the 5th – but the period is still short (7-8 seconds) and the wind stays cross-shore and fresh, turning the surface into a lumpy mess. The 5th and 6th have storms and strong winds up to 19 mph, so that’s a hard pass for paddlin’.

Honestly, for Lajinha, this stretch looks more interesting for kite surfers than anyone tryin’ to get a clean wave. There’s enough wind and chop out there, but for a proper surf? Not much to get excited about. It’s a blank run, but that’s how it goes sometimes here – forecasts can change, but this window is a tough one.

Stay dry, folks.
Rusty

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