Sao Pedro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Gather 'round, crew. Rusty here. I've been staring at the charts for this stretch of coast, and I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough one. The whole 16-day window is a real heartbreaker, with almost no surf to speak of. The first glimmer of anything rideable doesn't show up until the 11th of September, and even then, it's barely a whisper. We're looking at a solid week of flat, mirror-like conditions before that, so don't bother checking the forecast until then.

The only spot that has a pulse is Sao Pedro. It's a creek-mouth point break in the region, and it's a beginner-friendly wave, but it's a challenge to catch it working because it *rarely breaks*. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is a touch cooler than average for this time of year, but nothing wild.

There's a tiny blip on Friday the 11th of September. The morning could see a dribble of 1.0ft swell from the west, with a short, weak period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is a paltry 12 (12), which is basically nothing. The wind is offshore from the north at 12 mph, so the surface will be clean. But honestly, this is a session for a longboard, a prayer, and a whole lot of patience. It's not a standout; it's just the only thing on the menu. The afternoon on the 11th drops to 0.7ft from the west, and the wind goes cross-offshore from the NNW at 16 mph, making the surface tidy but the waves even smaller.

After that, it's back to a dead flat ocean for the rest of the period. The 12th through the 19th of September offer nothing but smooth water and cross-offshore winds. The few ripples that show up on the 17th are a pathetic 0.7ft from the west with a 7-second period and a combined energy of 4 (4). It's not worth wetting a wetsuit for.

In short, fellas, this is a brutal run. It's a blank-out period for this area, which is more normal than not. Don't force it. The ocean is telling us to take a break. The forecasts can change, but right now, there's nowhere to go.

Rusty.

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