Pontal do Peba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for this stretch of coast.

Well, I’ll be honest with you, the next 16 days are looking pretty grim. We’re talking about Pontal do Peba, and right from the start, there’s not a single session that the forecast really gets excited about. The whole run is a long, flat note with basically no rideable surf to speak of. The first few days are a write-off, and honestly, the whole 16-day window is a struggle. This is one of those times where the ocean just isn’t cooperating.

Let’s break it down. Starting Saturday, August 8th, through the weekend and into the start of the following week, we’ve got small, weak swell rolling in from the ESE. Swell heights are hovering around 3 ft to 5 ft, but the period is a short, weak 7 seconds, so there’s no power behind it. The combined energy is weak, bouncing between 128 and 376, and it’s all wrapped up with cross-onshore winds or onshore winds that are making it choppy and messy. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing special.

The middle of the week, around Wednesday the 12th, the swell bumps up a touch to 6 ft from the SE, but with that same short 7-second period, it’s still just a pushy, sloppy mess. The wind is onshore or cross-onshore, and the energy is moderate at best (524). It’s not surfable.

There’s a flicker of hope on Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th, where we finally see a long-period groundswell creeping in from the S with a period of 13 to 14 seconds, but the swell height is tiny, only 3 ft to 3 ft. The energy is moderate (464 to 484), but it’s mostly a "marginal" call at best. The wind is light or gentle, but it’s still cross-onshore, so it’s not clean. The break is exposed to the S, which is the optimum direction, but the size just isn’t there to do anything with it.

The following weekend, August 15th and 16th, sees a bigger pulse of energy (724 to 803) with a long 15-second period from the S, but the swell height is still only 4 ft, and the wind is a messy cross or cross-onshore. It’s the kind of setup that looks interesting for a kite surfer, not a paddle surfer, because the wave quality is poor.

After that, the whole second week fades out. Swell drops back to 2 ft to 5 ft, with short periods (8 to 11 seconds) and strong onshore or cross-onshore winds. The energy is moderate, but it’s all just blown-out and choppy. There’s nothing to recommend. The break is a "fairly consistent" spot, but it’s not happening this time.

Bottom line: there are no good surf options in this 16-day window. The whole forecast is a blank run. It’s a bummer, but it happens. Sometimes the ocean just shuts down. Hang loose, check back in a few days, and maybe the models will change.

Rusty.

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