Molhes de Mampituba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s brewing at Molhes de Mampituba over the next couple weeks.

The water is sitting at 66°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year – nothing crazy, just a little bit of that early-spring feel. The forecast pattern is a slow burner; there’s no proper surf to get excited about for the first couple of days, with Thursday afternoon looking flat and messy from a light cross-shore NE breeze. The real action starts to build through the weekend and into next week, but it takes a while to line up properly.

Friday morning is clean but small – only 3 ft from the SSW, with a gutless period of just 5 seconds, so not worth paddling out. Friday afternoon jumps to 7 ft from the SSW (8 sec), but it’s sloppy and cross-shore, so nothing pretty. Saturday morning looks better: a cleaner 5 ft S swell at 13 seconds, with NNE cross-off winds – you’ll find some fun little runners but it’s still marginal. Saturday afternoon is where it starts to get interesting – glassy conditions with 6 ft SSE groundswell (13 sec), and that’s when you want to be in the water. Clean, lined-up, and proper energy for intermediate guys.

Sunday gets lumpy again with onshore winds and strong cross-shore chop, so don't bother. Monday and Tuesday mornings both have clean conditions with 5 ft SSE swell at 12 seconds, and light offshore breezes – very good surf for the patient surfer. Tuesday afternoon stays clean but drops a touch. Wednesday the 12th is a real gem – morning light offshore, afternoon glass, both with 5–5 ft SSE groundswell, so that’s a solid day to call in sick.

After that, things get ragged. Thursday the 13th is big, windy, and messy with 8 ft SE windswell (8 sec) and heavy rain – that’s a pass. Friday the 14th stays cross-onshore and choppy, though it holds decent size (6 ft SSE, 14 sec). Not ideal.

The standout window is the 17th and 18th. Monday the 17th morning delivers 7 ft ENE groundswell with glassy conditions – that’s clean, powerful, and packed with energy (combined energy 533). Better yet, Tuesday the 18th morning pushes 12 ft from the ENE with a long 9-second period – combined energy hits a massive 3315 – and light offshore cross-winds. That is a big, serious swell, and with light offshore flow, the river jetties setup will absolutely pump. This is the highlight of the entire 16 days. If you’re an experienced surfer, that morning is the one. The afternoon holds similar size but gets a bit of onshore push, so hit the early. For beginners, anything over 8 ft means steer clear; that Tuesday swell is for the crew who know what they’re doing.

The second week also has good stretches – the 21st Friday morning is glassy with 6 ft ENE swell and offshore winds, really clean and fun. The 20th Thursday morning is clean but smaller at 3 ft.

Crowds can be a factor at Molhes de Mampituba as it gets a fair bit of attention, so when the clean, good swells hit (like the 8th afternoon, the 12th, or the 17th–18th), expect company.

Rusty.

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