Praia de Garopaba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk surf. Rusty here.

The first week is pretty flatlined. Saturday the 15th is a blowout, and you’re waiting until the next weekend to see anything worth paddling out for. The main event is Sunday the 23rd, with a sweet little run into the start of the next week.

Starting at Praia de Garopaba. Saturday the 15th morning sees 5ft of SSE swell with a 12-second period – that’s real groundswell – but the east wind is cross-shore and messing it up. Water temp is 66°, right around normal. The energy reading is 1308 – strong, but wasted. By the afternoon, the swell jumps to 7ft from the east with a short 8-second period, and the onshore wind kills it completely.

Sunday the 16th through Tuesday the 18th is all onshore wind from the north-northeast, 20-30 mph, with swell hanging around 6ft to 6ft. The energy’s there, but the wind is trash. Wednesday the 19th morning flips – only 4ft of ENE swell, but the wind goes offshore from the south, giving clean little waves. By afternoon it drops to 3ft. Energy is weak (159 and 120).

Thursday and Friday the 20th and 21st are tiny and bumpy. Saturday the 22nd afternoon brings a clean 4ft S swell with a 9-second period and offshore south wind. Energy is moderate (290). Worth a look if you’re desperate, but small.

Here’s the big one: Sunday the 23rd. Praia de Garopaba gets a solid 8ft S swell that stretches to a 10-second period in the morning and hits 12 seconds by the afternoon. Wind goes offshore from the south, moderate, and the ocean is clean. Energy is huge – 2693 in the morning, 3284 in the afternoon. This is for experts only – big, powerful, no place for beginners.

Monday the 24th holds strong at 5ft S swell with an 11-second period, light offshore winds. Energy moderate (558). Good day after the big one. Tuesday the 25th morning is glassy – 5ft SSE swell at 12 seconds, zero wind. That’s as good as it gets. Energy moderate (787). Crowds can show up sometimes, but with these conditions, people will be out.

After that, the swell fades and the wind turns onshore again from Wednesday the 26th. There’s a small window Saturday the 29th morning with glassy conditions and 5ft ENE swell, but it’s only 8 seconds, so it’s weak and short. Sunday the 30th has clean 3ft waves with offshore wind, but it’s small.

So bottom line: Sunday the 23rd afternoon is the heavy-hitter session. If you want the cleanest, most user-friendly groundswell, hit the glassy Tuesday the 25th morning. The first week is a skip.

Rusty signing off.

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