Sao Pedro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and let’s talk about what’s ahead.

Honestly, mate, I’ve got to be straight with you – this 16-day window looks like a tough stretch for São Pedro. The finder is coming up empty for any decent surf, and I'm not seeing anything to get excited about. We’ve got a long, dry spell ahead. There's a gap that stretches from the start of the outlook all the way through to the second week with barely a ripple. The first real sign of anything happens around Wednesday morning, the 5th of August, but it’s a tiny bump.

This is a classic sheltered point break, and it’s labelled as ‘rarely breaks’ for a reason. It needs a specific sweet spot in the swell direction to work, and we just aren’t getting it. The strongest swell we see is a weak pulse on the morning of the 5th of August – a 1ft swell from the west with a short period of 10 seconds, and the combined wave energy is a feeble 32. That’s not a surf session; that’s a lake. That afternoon it drops right back down.

We do get a few moments of glassy or clean conditions, like Monday the 10th of August morning with a light north breeze and the water looking like glass. But without any real swell, it doesn’t matter how clean it looks – there’s nothing to ride. The winds will be cross-offshore most days, which is normally a good look for this place, but there’s no power behind the waves.

To put it bluntly: the entire 16-day stretch is a write-off for paddling. The maximum swell we see is 1ft, and that’s a big ‘if’. If you’re a beginner, there’s nothing to learn on. For the experienced crew, there is simply no energy. Given the sheltered setup and the lack of swell, the conditions are actually more suited to a kite than a surfboard. The occasional cross-chop and moderate breeze on a few afternoons would give a kite some fun, but for us wave-hunters, it’s a solid pass.

Stay tuned, things can change, but for now, I’d save your energy.

- Rusty

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