Sororoca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for this stretch.

First off, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for decent surf. There’s no standout day, no magic window, nothing that’ll get a local frothing. We’re looking at a solid two weeks of poor conditions ahead.

The only spot in the mix is Sororoca, a reef break that rarely breaks. It’s exposed to the swell, and the optimum direction from the NE is not what we’re getting. The water temp is sitting at 81°, which is about 1° warmer than the average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

The whole forecast is a mess of cross-shore and cross-onshore winds, mostly from the SSE and ESE, blowing at 12 to 19 mph, keeping the surface lumpy and choppy. Swell heights sit between 3 ft and 5 ft, but the period is short, only 7 to 8 seconds, so there’s no punch or shape to it. The combined energy stays in the moderate range, between 100 and 296, but it’s all windswell junk.

Monday the 24th kicks off with a 5 ft to 5 ft ESE swell, but the 19 mph crosswind trashes any chance of a clean wave. It’s the same story all week: Tuesday the 25th, Wednesday the 26th, Thursday the 27th – all cross-on, all choppy. By Friday the 28th, we’ve got rain showers adding to the misery.

The second week doesn’t offer any hope. From Saturday the 30th of August right through to Tuesday the 8th of September, it’s a rinse and repeat of cross-onshore winds, short-period ESE swell, and poor surf quality. The swell drops to 3 ft by the 7th and 8th, with energy dropping to 100, basically flat and weak.

Honestly, this setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. The wind is consistent and strong, but for us, it’s just blown-out chop. There are no good options here. Sometimes it goes like this – the area can have these blank runs. Don’t lose hope, forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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