Sao Pedro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Lookin’ out at the 16-day window for Sao Pedro, and mate, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough one. This spot is a sheltered point that rarely breaks, and through the whole forecast period, the swell is just not showing up. There’s a long stretch of flat, weak conditions with nothing to get excited about.

We start off with a few days of tiny, almost non-existent surf. From Friday 14 August through Tuesday 18 August, the wave heights are stuck at 0.3 ft, sometimes 1.0 ft, with the combined energy barely registering, mostly between 3 and 40 (weak). The swell direction is hanging out of the SW, with a period that’s long (12 to 18 seconds), but there’s just no size to push it. The water temp is about 70°F, which is pretty normal for the time of year, so nothin’ weird there.

Even the best-lookin’ spell – Sunday 16 August morning with glassy conditions and a NE wind at 3 mph – still has only 0.3 ft of SW swell. It’s clean, but there’s nothin’ to ride. By Wednesday 19 August and Thursday 20 August, it’s still flat, with some days showin’ zero energy. The wind goes variable, with some offshore spells on Monday 24 August and Tuesday 25 August, but the swell is laughable – 0.3 ft to 1.0 ft at best.

The second week is a write-off. From 23 August onward, it’s all 0.3 ft or 0.7 ft, with energies from 2 to 40 (weak). The swell direction stays SW, but the period drops to 7 to 14 seconds, still no punch. Saturday 29 August shows flat lines with no height or period at all. There’s no standout, no proper wave to paddle into. For a rare-breaking point like this, a blank run is more normal for the area, but it’s still a bummer. If you’re a kiter, the consistent cross-off winds might be somethin’ else, but for paddle surfing, it’s a no-go.

Rusty.

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