Sao Pedro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, this is a tough stretch. The forecast is showing a long, quiet run with flat spells and only tiny, weak pulses of swell. The first real surfable day is a long way off, and even then it’s nothing to write home about. We’re looking at over a week of nothing until things maybe, just maybe, start to show a little life.

The first solid suggestion comes in on Thursday the 20th of August. The wind is a bit messy, coming from the SSE as a cross-onshore, but we might see a small bump from the SW at 2 ft. The period is short, only 6 seconds, so it’s going to be a bit fat and weak. The combined energy is low (52 on the Saturday afternoon), so it’s really just a knee-high dribble. It’s not great, but it’s something.

The standout, if you can call it that, is Friday the 21st of August. The wind swings around to the NNW, which is a cross-offshore breeze for Sao Pedro, cleaning things right up. The swell is still tiny, 2 ft to 3 ft, with that same short 6-second period, so the wave quality is going to be mushy. The energy is still weak (49 on the Friday afternoon), but with clean conditions and a little bit of push, it might be the best of a very poor bunch. This is a sheltered point break that rarely breaks, so any surf is a bonus.

For the rest of the window, the water temp is sitting right around 68°, which is pretty much average for this time of year. Nothing unusual there.

Honestly, for the first week, there’s nothing even worth paddling out for. The second week doesn’t get much better. With such small, weak swell and breezy conditions, if you’re looking for a thrill, this setup might actually be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

Stay patient, folks. It’s a quiet spell.

Rusty.

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