Sao Pedro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about this stretch of coast. I’ve had a long look at the charts, and I gotta tell ya, it’s a tough one. We’re staring down a 16-day window that’s almost completely flat. There’s barely a ripple to get excited about.

The only game in town is Sao Pedro, a sheltered point break that rarely breaks. It’s a beginner-friendly wave, but honestly, it’s not going to be offering much. The water is sitting at around 68°, which is about average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.

For the first few days, from Thursday the 30th of July right through the weekend, it’s a bust. We’re looking at strong cross-offshore winds, but the swell is a measly 1 ft from the west at best, with a combined energy of just 21 – that’s weak. The wave comment says it all: “poor surf conditions.” There’s nothing to ride.

The dry spell continues into the first week of August. Monday the 3rd sees a 1 ft, 2-second windswell from the WSW, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. Not worth a paddle. The rest of that week is a desert, with energy readings of zero or 3. We get a tiny 1 ft, 10-second pulse from the west on the morning of Wednesday the 5th, but with a combined energy of 32, it’s still too weak to do anything with.

The second week is more of the same. From the 7th of August onward, we’re looking at tiny 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft pulses from the south and west, with periods around 11 to 13 seconds. The energy is laughable – mostly 3 or 6. The wind is cross-off from the NNW, so the surface would be clean, but there’s simply no power in the water. The strongest breeze we see is a fresh 19 mph cross-off on the afternoon of the 8th, blowing over a flat ocean.

Honestly, for the entire 16-day forecast, the maximum swell height we see is 2 ft on the afternoon of August 1st, with a combined energy of 71. That’s still poor surf. There are no standouts, no windows of opportunity. If you have a kite, the consistent cross-off winds might be more interesting than anything for a paddle board. I can’t recommend a single session in this outlook. It’s a proper blank run.

Stay tuned, forecasts can change. Rusty out.

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