Sao Pedro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Right, let's have a proper look at what's on offer around here. Straight up, the news isn't great. We're looking at a 16-day window that's mostly a flat spell. The first date with any surf to speak of is Thursday the 16th of July, and even then it's tiny. The only break in the game is São Pedro, a sheltered point break that's best on a SW swell. Problem is, it rarely breaks, so this is a tough run.

Starting off the 16th, Thursday afternoon, we're seeing a tiny 0.3ft S swell creep in, but it's got a period of 11 seconds and combined wave energy is a weak (3). The wind is cross-offshore from the NW, so it'll be clean, but there's just no power. Friday the 17th is the tiniest blip, with a 1ft W swell in the morning, period a short 6 seconds, energy still weak (6). It's clean with a NNW cross-offshore, but it's really just a knee-high dribble.

From there, it's a long, drawn-out stretch of nearly nothing. From Saturday the 18th right through to the end of the month, we're hanging onto little 0.3ft pulses from the SW and S. The energy stays low, mostly single digits, and the wind is often cross-offshore, so the surface is clean, but there's nothing to surf. The swell is too small, the period is all over the place, and it's just not breaking with any push. Honestly, for a spot that "rarely breaks" anyway, this is a proper blank run.

The water temp is about 67°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so you won't need a steamer if you're just floating around. But if you're thinking of paddling out, you're better off with a kite. With the clean, cross-offshore winds and no real wave face, the setup looks way more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. There's just no swell to work with.

Stay patient, folks. The forecasts can flip, but this one's a dry spell. Rusty.

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