Marataizes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've been staring at the charts for Marataizes and, to be honest, it's a pretty grim run we've got ahead. There's nothing in the 16-day window that really gets the heart pumping. The swell energy is almost non-existent for most of it, and when it does show a pulse, the wind is just all wrong.

Let's start with this weekend. Saturday the 29th of August, the swell is a weak 4 ft from the east, but that 22 mph cross-shore wind is going to chop it into a lumpy mess. The combined energy is only 141, which is weak. Sunday the 30th is even smaller, with a 2 ft east swell and a shifting wind that keeps it crossed up. We're looking at a week of this, with tiny waves and onshore or cross-shore winds. The water temperature is sitting at 73°F, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first hint of something a bit different comes on Tuesday the 1st of September morning. The wind swings to a light NNE cross-off, giving us clean conditions, but the swell is still a paltry 3 ft from the east with a short period of 8 seconds. The energy is a weak 84, so it's just barely surfable, but very ordinary. After that, it's back to the chop.

We get a little spike in energy on Thursday the 3rd, with the afternoon seeing a 2 ft SE swell and a period of 10 seconds, pushing the energy to 247. That's moderate, but the wind is directly onshore at 9 mph, ruining any chance of shape. That's the story for the next week – a few pulses of slightly better energy, like the 2 ft swell on Tuesday the 8th with glassy conditions, but the height is just too small.

The end of the second week, around the 10th of September, the swell direction shifts to the ESE with a long period of 14-15 seconds, but the wave heights are tiny, between 1 ft and 2 ft. The energy on the 8th afternoon hits 261, but it's a cross-onshore mess. Even with that long period, the waves won't have any size to work with.

Honestly, this is a tough stretch. The consistency is poor, and the few moments of clean wind are met with flat, weak swell. It's the kind of blank run that's not unusual for the area. If you're desperate, that Tuesday morning the 1st of September or the glassy Tuesday morning the 8th are your only real chances to get wet, but don't expect much more than a knee-high dribble. It's a waiting game, folks. Forecasts change, and it won't be poor forever, but there's nothing to get excited about here.

Rusty.

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