Sao Pedro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Look, I gotta be straight with you – this is one of those outlooks where I wish I had better news. Over the whole 16-day run, there just isn’t any decent surf to get excited about. The swell is flat or near-flat the whole time, so we’re looking at a long dry spell.

We start off on Wednesday, August 19th with tiny 0.7ft swell out of the SSW at Sao Pedro (a point break that rarely breaks and is sheltered from most swell). The water temp is sittin’ at 69°, and the anomaly is just -0.1°, so pretty average for this time of year. The problem is, the swell is so small that even with the light wind and clean conditions, there’s nothing to ride. The combined energy of the swell is only a measly 20 (weak energy). That’s a big fat zero for surf.

Thursday the 20th through to the end of August, it’s more of the same – 0.7ft or 0.3ft swells, mostly from the SSW or S. Winds are all over the place, sometimes cross-offshore or even glassy on the morning of Tuesday the 25th, but it doesn’t matter when the waves are practically non-existent. The energy values stay in the single digits or low teens, and the periods are all over the map – some short and weak, others longer but with no height to back ‘em up. It’s frustrating because there are clean, lined-up conditions many days, but with nothing to surf.

Moving into the first week of September, still zero. Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd show 0.3ft swells from the SW, offshore and cross-offshore winds, but again – no wave height. The energy values are in the 7-13 range. It’s just a big fat blank.

Honestly, for an area that’s already inconsistent and rarely breaks, a run this flat is pretty normal. There’s no standout here, no hidden gem. If you’re desperate, maybe you could paddle around on a longboard on a tiny ripple, but that’s a stretch. For any real surfing, you’re gonna have to wait for a proper swell and check back later.

Rusty.

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