Praia de Garopaba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mates, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming for Praia de Garopaba. It’s a slow start, but there’s some real juice later on.

We’re kicking off with small, clean surf. Saturday morning on the 5th, you’re looking at waist-high waves around 3ft of south swell, period about 10 seconds. Water temp is 66°, pretty normal for the season. Light rain is falling, but the wind is light cross-offshore, so the surface is tidy.

Saturday afternoon is better. The swell comes up to 4ft from the south, wind goes full offshore at 15 km/h, and the energy jumps (550). It’s clean, it’s working, and that’s your best early option for a beginner-friendly wave.

Sunday the 6th gets more powerful. Morning sees 6ft of south swell with cross-off wind at 20 km/h – clean but solid. By afternoon, it’s 8ft from the south, period 10 seconds, with a fresh offshore wind at 35 km/h. Energy is 1070 – that’s a lot of water moving. Good for experienced surfers, but too big for beginners.

Monday the 7th is a nice reset: clean 5ft in the morning, easing to 5ft in the afternoon. Both sessions have light wind and tidy waves.

Tuesday the 8th is junk – onshore and small. Wednesday the 9th morning though, is interesting. Only 3ft, but glassy conditions with a long 12-second period from the SSE. Energy is 479. It’s slow, but super clean – a glass-off special.

Thursday the 10th is the sleeper. Morning has 2ft of swell, dead calm wind (0 km/h), and a 16-second period. That’s very long-period groundswell. Energy is 518. It’s going to be glassy, but that long period means the waves might break a bit straight at the beach. Still, for a clean, quiet session, that’s a gem.

Friday the 11th is a washout – onshore mess. Saturday the 12th is small and short-period, not worth it.

Now, the big one. Monday the 14th of September morning is showing a massive 10ft swell from the southeast, 11-second period, with cross-off wind at 20 km/h. Energy is 2414 – that’s strong. The guidance says it’s too big for this break, so that’s expert-only. But the afternoon is the real standout: 8ft from the southeast, period still 11 seconds, and offshore wind from the SSW at 15 km/h. That’s gentle offshore and clean. This is the best session of the whole 16 days – big, powerful, and clean. If you’re experienced, you don’t want to miss it.

Tuesday the 15th morning is another glassy one with 6ft and calm wind. Good recovery session.

After that, it tails off. Wednesday the 16th has some small offshore waves, nothing special. Thursday the 17th brings back that long-period groundswell – 2ft, 16 seconds, clean – but it’s tiny. Friday the 18th onward is mostly onshore and messy through the weekend. Saturday the 20th is a total loss with lumpy, cross-onshore junk.

The absolute standout is Monday afternoon the 14th – big, clean, offshore swell for the experts. For everyone else, Saturday afternoon the 5th is your best early bet: clean, around head-high, and user-friendly.

Rusty out.

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