Sororoca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk Sororoca. This is a reef break that rarely breaks, and over the next 16 days, it’s looking pretty bleak.

The forecast starts on July 26th with a weak 3ft swell from the ESE, short period of 7 seconds, cross wind. Nothing worth paddling for. There’s a long stretch here with no worthwhile surf – days and days of cross winds and poor conditions.

You have to wait until August 4th – that’s a Tuesday – where the swell picks up to around 6ft from the ESE, the period stretches to 8 seconds at times, and the combined energy climbs to 725. That’s moderate wave energy, but the cross-shore wind leaves it choppy and marginal at best. For a break that rarely turns on, this is not great.

The best shot here – and it’s a slim one – is the morning of August 8th, a Saturday. Swell holds at 6ft from the ESE, period again at 8 seconds, energy at 553, and the wind drops to a gentle breeze from the SE. That gives you lighter cross-shore with only a slight cross-chop. Crowds are possible sometimes at Sororoca, so you will likely have company. It’s still marginal, but it’s the cleanest window in the entire outlook.

Wave direction is off, too – the optimum for this reef is from the NE, and the forecast is stubbornly pumping ESE to E. Periods mostly sit below 8 seconds, so there’s no proper groundswell energy or well-shaped lines.

The water is sitting around 80°F, with a normal anomaly for this time of year.

Everything considered, this run is a long dud. You’ve really only got a few marginal mornings from August 4th to the 8th, and I’d only pick the 8th if I was desperate. For kite surfers, the consistent cross-chop and poor surf conditions may actually be more interesting – the paddle surfer is in for a tough time.

This is Rusty. Out.

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