Ponta do Silencio Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’m looking at Ponta do Silencio for the next couple of weeks. Straight up, it’s a pretty grim run for this sheltered reef break. There’s no surf to get excited about for a long stretch, and the only halfway decent window is way out in the second week. The water’s sitting around 67° right now, which is pretty normal for this time of year.

Starting from Wednesday, September 2nd, it’s a write-off. We’ve got a tiny 3ft swell from the ENE, but it’s coming with a cross-onshore wind out of the east at 9 mph, making it choppy and messy. The wave energy’s moderate (253), but the quality is just poor. Thursday the 3rd is clean with a little cross-offshore breeze, but the swell drops to 2ft to 2ft—waist-high at best and weak, with energy around 97 and 163. Not worth paddling out.

Friday the 4th through to Tuesday the 8th is all tiny surf, 1ft to 1ft, with onshore or cross-onshore winds most of the time. There’s some cleaner moments on Tuesday the 8th with a light cross-off breeze, but the swell’s barely 1ft and the energy is 44—it’s a flat spell. Wednesday the 9th is similar, a little 2ft to 2ft ENE swell but still too weak for a real session.

Now, here’s the only patch that might get your heart beating—and it’s a long way off. On Thursday, September 10th, the morning looks glassy. The wind goes to almost nothing out of the WNW, and we get a 3ft ENE swell with 8-second period and moderate energy (105). The comment calls it “surfable but ordinary,” so don’t expect a classic. It’s a knee-to-waist-high wave, clean because of the glass, but the period’s short and the direction’s not really Optimum for this spot (it wants SE swell). Still, it’s the best on offer in a sorry outlook.

After that, from Friday the 11th through to Wednesday the 16th, it’s back to poor conditions with tiny swell—mostly under 2ft—and onshore or cross-onshore winds. There’s a bit of a cleaner moment on Monday the 14th afternoon with a 1ft SSE swell and a very long 14-second period (energy 115), but it’s tiny. Then on Wednesday the 16th afternoon, we see a 2ft SE swell with a 15-second period and strong energy (294), but the wind is cross-shore and the report still says poor surf. Too inconsistent and small to bother with.

Overall, if you’re desperate, the morning of the 10th of September is your only real shot at a clean wave, but it’s nothing to write home about. Everything else is flat or messy. This spot is sheltered and consistent, but the swell just isn’t showing up this time. Keep an eye on the forecast, it tends to change.

Rusty.

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