Sao Pedro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: it’s a tough stretch. The swell window is pretty much shut for the entire 16-day period. There’s no real energy to speak of, and what little bumps show up are barely a wobble. The first week is a write-off, and the second week doesn’t look any better. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with no decent surf on the horizon.

The only spot in the mix is Sao Pedro, a point break that’s sheltered and picks up a SW swell. But here’s the thing – it *rarely breaks*, and this forecast proves it. The only puff of swell we see is on Monday, August 31st, with a tiny 1 ft of swell from the W. The period is 11 seconds, which is alright, but there’s basically no energy behind it (combined energy of all swells directed here is just 33). The wind is a fresh 18.6 mph from the N, which is cross-offshore, so it would be clean, but there’s just nothing to surf. The water temp is sitting at 68.0°, which is about normal for this time of year.

After that, it’s flat. The swell drops to less than 0.5 ft or nothing at all. We get a couple of days of glassy conditions or light offshore winds, like on Sunday morning, September 6th, when it’s totally glassy with a 0.3 ft S swell, but the energy is a measly 3. It’s still flat. From September 5th all the way through to the 15th, there are long gaps with no swell at all. On September 11th, there’s a tiny 0.7 ft W swell with a 10-second period, but the wind is 15.5 mph and cross-offshore, and again, the energy is just 8. It’s not worth paddling out for.

There is no standout option here. The entire window is a bust. On a positive note, when the swell does eventually show up, Sao Pedro handles a SW swell well, and the winds often favour clean conditions. But for now, leave the boards in the shed. This is one of those blank runs that’s normal for a sheltered spot like this. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to get excited about.

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