Sao Pedro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at the local surf scene for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it's a pretty flat and quiet spell ahead for Sao Pedro. I'm looking at the charts and there's just nothing happening for the entire 16-day window. The first proper suggestion I can see isn't really a suggestion at all because it's barely a ripple. The whole run is a long, blank stretch with no solid surf on offer.

The forecast kicks off on Tuesday the 11th of August with the tiniest pulse of south swell at a laughable 0.3ft, and the combined wave energy is a weak 2. That's not even enough to get a longboard out. The water temp is sitting around 70°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so you can at least ditch the steamer for now. But for surfing? Forget it.

Through Wednesday and Thursday, we get nothing at all. The swell windows show zero height. You're looking at a glassy, flat ocean with a light breeze at times, which would be perfect for a paddle if you're keen, but not for a wave. By the time we get to Friday the 14th, we're still stuck on that same tiny 0.3ft south swell, and it stays that way right through the weekend and into the next week.

The wind is mostly a cross-off from the northwest or north, so it would actually be clean if there were waves. But there aren't. The swell direction is consistently from the south and southwest, which is fine for this point break, but without any size, it's irrelevant. The period fluctuates a bit, hitting 18 seconds for a couple of days around the 15th and 16th, which is a very long period groundswell. Problem is, it's paired with a 0.3ft wave height. You can't ride a ghost.

We do see a slight bump up on the 18th of August (a Tuesday) – the swell climbs to 0.7ft from the SSW, and the energy goes up to a "moderate" 32, peaking at 50. The wind even goes fully offshore on Tuesday morning. But let's be real: 0.7ft is still unrideable for surfers. It might make for a glassy, smooth ocean, but you're not catching anything.

The rest of the forecast is more of the same: 0.3ft and 0.7ft pulses from the south, with the odd bit of stormy weather and risk of thunderstorms around the 23rd and 24th. The combined swell energy never gets above a moderate 40, and for most days it's weak, sitting in the single digits or low teens.

So here's the short of it: Unless you want to practice your pop-ups on the sand, leave the boards at home. The whole 16-day stretch is a surf-free zone. There's simply no good option on offer. That's the reality for this area sometimes – it can go quiet, and this is one of those runs. Keep an eye on it, though; forecasts change.

Rusty.

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