Sao Pedro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s happening on the water.

Honestly, I’ve got to be straight with you – the outlook for Sao Pedro is pretty flat. This is a sheltered point that rarely breaks, and the next couple of weeks are gonna test your patience. The first record kicks off Sunday morning the 30th of August, but don’t get excited; we’re looking at a tiny 0.3ft swell from the west with a long 13-second period. The combined energy is barely a whisper at 4 (weak), and the winds are a cross-off from the NNW at 12 mph. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. This limp pattern sticks around for days.

Monday the 31st sees a slight bump – 1ft from the west in the morning, period 11 seconds, and the wind is a clean offshore from the north at 19 mph. The combined energy finally ticks up to 33 (still weak). It’s the best of a bad bunch, but 1ft is barely a ripple. If you’re a beginner and just want to sit on a board, maybe. But for anyone else, it’s a pass.

The whole first week into early September just churns out the same story: tiny waves – 0.3ft to 0.7ft – weak energy in the teens or twenties, and cross-off winds. You get a bit of light breeze and clean conditions on Thursday morning the 3rd, but the swell is still 0.7ft. The combined energy hits 40 that afternoon, which is the highest for the whole run but still weak.

From the 5th of September, you’ll hit a proper gap. Saturday the 5th starts with zero swell – nothing, a big fat 0. That carries through the 8th and 9th of September too, with zip for waves. A few days of dead flat.

A little stir returns around the 11th of September – Friday morning sees 1ft from the west, period 8 seconds, and combined energy of 20. Winds are cross-off from the NNW at 16 mph. It’s clean but short-period and tiny. By the 14th of September, you get a 0.7ft swell from the SSW with a very long 18-second period and light breeze, giving a combined energy of 31. That period is groundswell territory, but at 0.7ft, it’s still not surfable.

Bottom line: there are no standout windows here. The whole 16-day stretch is a bust. For a spot that rarely breaks anyway, this blank run is pretty normal. Keep an eye on the forecasts, though – it doesn’t stay this poor forever.

Rusty.

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