Sao Pedro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about the 16-day stretch ahead for the São Pedro region. I’ll be straight with you – this is a tough one. The whole period is a real struggle, with next to nothing in the way of rideable surf. We’ve got a long gap of flat, poor conditions stretching from now, through the first week, and well into the second. The forecast is a blank run, and for this area, that’s not unusual when the conditions line up this way.

Starting on Sunday the 23rd of August, it’s a write-off. We’ve got a weak, messy swell at 4 ft from the SSW, but with a short period of 6 seconds, the energy is only 118 – barely a pulse. The wind is a fresh cross-onshore from the SSE at 35 km/h, just tearing it up. It’s lumpy, choppy, and not worth a second look. That theme of poor surf, with scores of 0 out of 10, carries right through the entire week. The swell tries to pick up a little on Monday the 24th, hitting 8 ft from the WSW, but the period is still short at 8 seconds, and the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, so it’s just a messy, blown-out wall of water. The energy jumps to 686 (moderate), but with that wind, it’s useless for a paddle.

We then hit a massive flat spell. From Tuesday the 25th through to Thursday the 3rd of September, the swell drops to almost nothing – 0.3 ft or 0.7 ft most days, with energy readings in the single digits or low tens. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is about average for this time of year. The winds do turn clean, with some glassy periods on Tuesday morning the 25th and a few offshore and cross-offshore days, but there’s no wave to ride. It’s a cruel tease of good conditions on a flat ocean.

The best we can see, and I’m using that word loosely, is a very late window. On Sunday the 6th of September, the wind stays clean from the N and NNW, but we only get a tiny 2 ft swell from the W with a very long period of 24 seconds. The energy is moderate at 274. That long period means it’ll be a groundswell, which is good for shape, but at 2 ft, it’s barely a ripple. The point break at São Pedro (São Pedro) needs a lot more than that to get going. The optimum swell direction is SW, and this is from the W, so it’s not even hitting the right angle. The break is already described as rarely breaking, so this is a long shot.

Honestly, for the whole 16 days, there is no standout. There is no good surf. The first week is a total loss, and the second week is a flat, clean, empty ocean. The only thing that looks remotely interesting would be the wind on the 6th if you had a kite, but for a surfboard, it’s a no-go.

Rusty.

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