Sao Pedro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Gotta level with you, it’s been a tough stretch. Pulling up the outlook for Sao Pedro (São Miguel), and honestly, for the next two and a half weeks, there’s nothing to get excited about. We’re looking at a near-total blank period, so don’t be in a rush to wax up.

The water is sitting at about 69°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing wild there.

Kicking off Tuesday the 18th, it’s flat. We’re talking tiny, weak scraps. Swell heights barely tickling 1 ft from the SW with a long period of 16 seconds, but the energy is negligible at just 43 (weak). Winds are light but variable and onshore, making what little there is a messy, poor surf situation. That same story runs through Friday the 21st. By Saturday the 22nd, the wind picks up strong from the NNW, still cross-offshore, so the surface is clean, but the swell is still only 0.7 ft; the energy is barely there at 40. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride.

This miserable run of tiny, weak swell (energy readings all under 40) and clean but empty conditions stretches on. The wind is mostly fresh to strong from the NNW, keeping the water smooth, but the wave heights are stuck at 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft. This goes all the way through the end of August and into the first couple of days of September.

There’s a slight flicker on Tuesday, September 2nd, with a moderate offshore wind from the NNE in the morning, keeping it clean. But the swell is still a pathetic 0.3 ft from the SW with energy at just 8. You’d be bobbing around on a lake, not surfing.

In short, there are zero good surf options in this 16-day window. Sao Pedro rarely breaks, and this is one of those classic blank runs where the area just goes to sleep. It’s clean enough for a paddle or a swim, and likely more interesting for a kite surfer needing some wind than a paddle surfer needing a wave. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a hard pass.

Rusty.

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