Molho Leste Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty checking in from the local sandbar. I've looked at the charts and, I gotta be straight with you, it's looking pretty grim out there for the next couple of weeks.

Let's talk about Molho Leste. This place is a sandbar, and it's inconsistent at the best of times, which is a real shame because right now it's not even showing up. For the entire 16-day forecast from August 4th through the 19th, there isn't a single session rated good enough to recommend. We're talking a long, flat run with absolutely no standouts.

The first few days, from the 4th to the 8th, we see tiny swell around 1ft to 2ft. The combined wave energy is weak, reading between 17 and 73, barely a ripple. It's mostly coming from the WNW with a short, weak period of 8 to 10 seconds. The wind is a real mixed bag of cross and cross-offshore breezes, but when there's no power in the water, it doesn't matter. It's just clean, small, and unrideable. For a solid week, it's just poor surf conditions.

Moving into the second week, from the 9th to the 19th, it somehow gets even quieter. Swell heights drop to a pathetic 0.3ft to 1ft, with the energy bottoming out in single digits for most days. There's a few moments with longer periods, like 15 to 16 seconds on the 16th, but with a swell height of 0.3ft, that long period groundswell means nothing except maybe a tiny bump on the tide. The wind stays messy, mostly cross or cross-onshore, and the water temperature is about average for this time of year at 67°.

Honestly, for anyone who can't stand a flat spell, this is a blank run. The setup is so weak and the wind is so inconsistent that the whole period is a total write-off for paddling. If you're really desperate for some movement on the water, this might look more interesting for a kite surfer, but for us surfers, it's a solid two weeks of no waves. The forecasts can change, but right now, it's a tough pill to swallow.

Rusty.

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