Pontal do Peba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let me tell you straight up: the next 16 days are a bit of a write-off for us at Pontal do Peba. I’ve been staring at the charts and there’s honestly nothing worth paddling out for. The whole run is a series of poor surf conditions, so no standout days to get excited about.

We start off Tuesday the 25th of August with a bit of a mess. There’s a 4ft swell from the ESE with a short period of 7 seconds, and the wind is blowing onshore at 12 mph from the ESE. It’s choppy, weak, and just not fun. The combined swell energy is low, sitting at only 236. Not going to bother.

Through Wednesday the 26th into the weekend, the swell bumps up a little but the wind stays cross-on from the east, 9 to 15 mph, keeping things choppy. On Thursday morning the 27th, we see a 3ft S swell with a very long 17-second period – that’s some real groundswell energy – but with cross-on wind and a combined energy of 667 (moderate), it’s just not clean enough to recommend. The shape will be there in theory, but the wind will trash it.

Come Friday the 28th, the swell height hits 5ft from the south with a 15-second period, and the combined energy peaks at 1255 (strong). But again, 15 mph cross-on wind from the east means bumpy, lumpy conditions. For a beach-and-reef setup like this, that’s more kite-surfing weather than paddle surfing. The water temperature is about 80°F, which is 1°F above normal – pretty average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.

The pattern stays the same all the way through the first week of September. We see a few pulses of south swell with long periods (15–17 seconds) but the wind never truly cleans up. From the 1st of September onward, the wind actually picks up, hitting 25 mph from the ENE on the afternoon of the 2nd, with a 6ft E swell and a combined energy of 291. That’s fresh and lumpy – no thanks. By September 3rd, the swell drops to 2ft with only 65 combined energy, basically flat and messy.

The second week, from September 4th to the 9th, it’s more of the same: small swells (3ft to 4ft), short periods mostly, and persistent cross-on wind. September 6th offers a 3ft SSE swell with periods around 11–12 seconds, giving a moderate combined energy of 358–378, but the wind is still 15 mph cross-on. No good.

So here’s the bottom line: there are zero good options in this 16-day window. The wind just won’t play nice, and even when the swell has some guts, the conditions are too rough. It’s a blank run, which isn’t unusual for this area when the trade winds lock in. Keep an eye on it though – forecasts change, and it tends not to stay this poor forever.

Rusty.

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