Sororoca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for your local stretch. Straight up, I’ve got to be honest with you – it’s a tough run ahead. The only spot on the radar is Sororoca, and she’s a rare one to begin with, so this kind of quiet spell is pretty normal around here. It’s a reef break that rarely breaks, so when it’s not working, we’re just watching the horizon.

Looking at the whole 16-day window, from the 6th of August right through to the 21st, there’s not a single session that gets the nod. Every single day is rated as poor surf conditions. That’s a long, dry stretch, mates. We’re talking about a solid two weeks plus of cross-onshore winds, choppy water, and small, weak swell. The combined energy of all swells directed here is mostly in the weak to moderate range, with values like 126 and 114 in the first few days, and even when it bumps up to 325 on the 9th, it’s still messy.

The swell is mostly from the east, around 3 ft to 4 ft, with a short period of 7 to 8 seconds – that’s windswell, not groundswell, so it’s going to be weak and bumpy. The wind is consistently from the east or southeast, blowing at 12 to 16 mph, which is cross-on or cross. That keeps the surface choppy and ugly. There’s a brief moment on the 12th of August, Wednesday morning, where the wind shifts to a cross-off from the south, and the water is described as clean, but the swell is still only 3 ft with a short period, so it’s just not enough to get excited about. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Later in the second week, from the 15th of August, we see the swell period jump up to 13 and 14 seconds, which is a long-period groundswell, and the energy picks up to 260 and 282. But the wave height drops to 1 ft to 2 ft, and the wind is still onshore or cross-on from the east. It’s a tease – all that long-period energy but no size to ride. The 16th of August has an onshore wind from the ENE, which is a bit better directionally, but the swell is tiny at 2 ft. It’s just not happening.

The 20th of August sees the swell pushing 5 ft from the east, but the period is only 7 seconds, and the wind is a solid 16 mph cross-on. That’s a messy, blown-out shorebreak, not a surfable wave. There’s nothing here for a beginner, and even for an expert, it’s not worth paddling out.

Because the swell is mostly small, short-period, and the wind is a mess, and Sororoca is a reef setup, this is not a kite-surfing situation either. It’s just a flat, choppy, frustrating outlook. Keep the wax in the cupboard, folks. Things can change, but right now, there’s nothing on the menu.

Rusty.

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