Sororoca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks at Sororoca are looking pretty grim. There’s no good surf on offer at all in the entire 16-day window. The guidance file only has one spot listed, and it’s a rare-breaking reef that’s not going to cooperate. The forecast is a long stretch of onshore and cross-shore winds, with choppy, lumpy conditions that aren’t going to be worth paddling out for. It’s a blank run, plain and simple.

The first few days, from Friday the 7th through the weekend, are looking at small, weak swell around 3ft to 4ft, but it’s coming from the east with a short period of 5 to 7 seconds. That’s weak, wind-slop stuff. The wind is cross-onshore from the ESE, making it choppy and messy. The combined energy is low, mostly in the 50s to 150s range, which tells you there’s just no power behind it. Water temp is 80°F, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing weird there.

Come Monday the 10th, the swell bumps up a bit to 5ft, but the wind swings to the SE and goes cross-shore, giving us a lumpy cross-chop. The energy climbs to 306 in the morning, so there’s a bit more push, but it’s still poor quality. This pattern holds through the middle of the week with chest-high junky waves and constant onshore/cross-shore winds. It’s not going to be clean, it’s not going to be fun, and it’s definitely not going to be worth the paddle.

There’s a faint glimmer around the 15th and 16th when the period jumps to 10-13 seconds, but the swell drops right off to 1ft to 2ft. That’s a long-period groundswell, sure, but it’s tiny and the wind is either onshore or cross-onshore. With such a long period at a reef, it might have some shape, but there’s just not enough size to do anything with it. The energy is moderate in the 130s to 190s, but it’s all noise.

The second week, from the 17th onward, is more of the same: small, weak, and messy. The wind stays onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell stays below 4ft with short periods. There’s a bit more energy on the 17th afternoon with 182, but it’s still poor conditions. Honestly, this whole stretch is a write-off for paddle surfing. If you’re into kitesurfing, the stronger cross-shore winds around the 22nd when it hits 19 mph might get you interested, but for a surfboard, leave it at home.

So, there you have it. No standouts, no hidden gems. The forecast is poor, and Sororoca is a rarely-breaking spot, so this kind of blank run is more normal for the area. It won’t stay this bad forever, but for the next 16 days, you’re better off finding something else to do.

Rusty.

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