Molhes de Mampituba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, it’s Rusty. Let’s talk surf for the next couple weeks.

We’ve got a decent run of waves, but the wind’s gonna be the deciding factor. The best windows are the early hours, especially when it’s offshore or glassy. Water temp is 59°F, which is about 5°F colder than normal—so yeah, that wetsuit’s gonna be your best friend.

Thursday the 16th, the morning is your move. Clean with a light cross-offshore N wind at 6 mph. Swell is 6 ft from the NE with a short 8-second period, and 559 units of energy. It’s not huge but it’s clean and rideable. Afternoon gets wrecked when the wind swings NE at 12 mph and chops it up.

Friday the 17th, same deal. Morning has a bit more size at 7 ft from the ENE, same short period, but a cross-off NNE breeze at 9 mph keeps it clean. Energy jumps to 863. Afternoon’s a mess.

Now, Saturday the 18th morning is the standout of the first week. We’ve got 8 ft of ENE swell with a 9-second period, and the energy is a strong 1242. Wind is a gentle cross-off from the NNE at 9 mph. This is real groundswell energy, and Molhes de Mampituba is gonna be cooking. It’s a river/jetties setup, so it handles this kind of swell well. But at 8 ft, this is for experienced surfers only. The afternoon drops off with the wind.

Sunday the 19th backs way off, only marginal 5 ft in the morning and onshore winds in the arvo. We get a little quiet stretch after that, with a couple of small, glassy mornings on Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st – just 3 ft waves, but perfect for a log. Energy is weak, under 300.

Things perk up Wednesday the 22nd afternoon – glassy conditions with 4 ft from the S, period stretching to 10 seconds. Clean and fun.

Then Thursday the 23rd morning is another beauty. Clean, light offshore N wind at 6 mph, with 4 ft of SSE swell and a 10-second period. Energy is 619. This will be a really well-shaped, fun wave.

Friday the 24th afternoon has another pulse – 7 ft from the SSE with an 8-second period and clean cross-off wind. That’s a lot of energy (1141), but the short period might make it a bit dumpy. One for the experienced crew.

The weekend of the 25th and 26th is a total loss with strong, choppy onshore winds. A few days with nothing worth chasing.

Looking into the back half, Monday the 27th morning is interesting—only 3 ft of swell, but it’s from the SSE with a very long 14-second period. Clean cross-off winds. That’s a super long-period groundswell, 588 energy. It’ll be small but beautifully lined up at the jetties. Tuesday the 28th morning builds to 5 ft from the S with an 11-second period and clean winds (901 energy). That’s a solid session.

We finish up with a few glassy or clean mornings around the 29th, 30th, and 31st with waves from 3 ft to 5 ft. Nothing huge, but clean and fun.

Best bets? Saturday the 18th morning for the big stuff, and Thursday the 23rd morning for a cleaner, more manageable session. The longer-range mornings around the 27th and 28th look promising, but take that with a pinch of salt for now.

Rusty

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