Praia da Vila Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, this time with the numbers you yanks are used to.

Right off the bat, nothing worth paddling out for today. The first real hope shows up early Saturday the 5th. We’ve got a small pulse of 3ft swell from the south, but the real story is the wind—dead glassy. That’ll have the surface looking like a mirror. It’s only a small window though, so don’t sleep in. The swell energy is moderate (343).

That little window fades quick, and we're staring down some gnarly onshore winds Sunday the 6th. Swell jumps up to 8ft Sunday morning and 8ft by the afternoon, but with a stiff 19 mph cross-onshore, it’s going to be a choppy, lumpy mess. The combined energy hits 1287 (strong), but it’s not going to be any fun on a paddle board. If you’ve got a kite, different story.

Monday the 7th is still a bit of a write-off. Marginal. The surf is there, around 5ft to 6ft from the south, but the conditions are off.

Now, keep your eyes peeled for Tuesday morning the 8th. The swell drops a touch to 4ft, but it’s coming clean with a light cross-offshore breeze from the north-northeast. There’s a good bit of energy behind it too (532—moderate). This is the kind of morning where you'll find lined-up, clean waves with not too many bodies out, just the occasional crew.

Wednesday the 9th morning is another standout. The swell is up a notch to 6ft from east-northeast, and with that light northerly cross-offshore wind it’s going to be clean and punchy. Energy is strong (676). This is your best bet in the first week, and the water is sitting right around 66°F—bang on average for this time of year, so no weird thermals.

The second week gets interesting. We’ve got a pulse of long-period, very clean swell rolling in on the 14th of September. Monday morning the 14th is the absolute highlight of the whole forecast. Swell is 8ft from the southeast, period a fat 12 seconds, and the wind is dead glassy. That’s groundswell territory, and with that size and no wind, it’s going to be proper, powerful sets for experienced surfers only. The energy is very strong (1758). This is a big one, mark it in your calendar, but it’s still a ways out so keep an eye on the charts.

Leading up to that, the 15th and 16th of September keep the fun rolling with clean, cross-offshore winds and consistent 4ft to 4ft south-east swell. The period holds around 11-12 seconds, meaning good shape and less paddling between sets. Wednesday the 16th morning is glassy again with a 4ft, 12-second groundswell (510). Absolutely worth a session.

Things taper off towards the weekend of the 18th with onshore winds returning, and we end on a high note on Saturday the 19th. A clean 6ft swell from the southeast, with a nice offshore breeze from the northeast. Short period (7 seconds) means it’ll be a bit more sectiony, but clean nonetheless.

Overall, the standout window is Tuesday the 8th through Wednesday the 9th for the first week, but the big daddy is Monday the 14th of September. Don’t be a stranger.

Rusty.

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