Sao Pedro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a seat. It’s Rusty here. Looking at the forecast for Sao Pedro over the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s gonna be a quiet one. There’s nothing on the cards that’s going to get the heart racing, not a single standout swell in the whole 16-day window. You’ll be waiting a long while for anything that’s even close to rideable. It’s a bleak run, but that’s how it goes sometimes around here.

The first week is looking particularly dead. We’re talking an empty ocean. From Friday the 7th through to Wednesday the 12th, you’d be lucky to find a ripple. The odd pulse of 0.3ft shows its face, but with weak swell energy (3) and a short period, it’s got no push. The wind is constantly cross-offshore from the north, which would keep things clean if there were any waves, but it’s a moot point. You’d be better off saving your energy.

There’s a slight bump in the middle of next week, starting Monday the 17th. The swell energy picks up a touch, getting into the weak to moderate range with readings between 19 and 26. We’re still looking at tiny 0.3ft waves from the southwest, so it’s nothing to write home about, but at least there’s a pulse in the water. The wind is still blowing cross-off, so conditions would be clean, but you’re surfing foam. It’s a desperate measure.

The latter part of the second week, around Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th, finally shows a slightly more defined swell. We see the size tick up to 0.7ft from the south-southwest, with periods around 14 to 16 seconds. This is a proper groundswell, but it’s so small it barely matters. The combined energy gets a bit healthier, up in the 38 to 45 range, but again, we’re talking about ankle-biters. The wind on Thursday afternoon looks like it’ll get fresh, blowing at 25 mph, which will put a few ripples on the surface.

Honestly, for a spot that rarely breaks, this is a tough stretch. The sheltered nature of Sao Pedro means it needs a good push from the southwest, and we’re just not getting it. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there, just a whole lot of nothing to surf. It’s a blank run, plain and simple. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, save the wax for another day.

That’s all from me. Keep an eye on it, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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