Su Paulo Su Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a good, hard look at what's on offer for Su Paulo Su over the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a patience test, to be honest.

This is a classic reef setup exposed to the NW. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing wild there. Don't expect much of anything for the first few days. We've got a massive gap staring us down from now until the end of the week with virtually nothing rideable. You'll be doing more standing on the beach than floating on a board.

We finally see a pulse of energy arrive on Saturday August 29th morning. Swell jumps to 3ft from the NW, with moderate wave energy (139), but the wind is a cross-offshore breeze from the North. The afternoon sees it build to 5ft and the energy jumps up to (226), but that NNW wind swings cross-shore and gets fresh, lumping it up. Not the cleanest, but it's the first sign of life.

Sunday August 30th morning is where it gets a little more interesting. The swell drops to 3ft from the NW, but we get a light breeze from the NNE, keeping conditions clean. The energy is much weaker (56). It’s surfable, but very ordinary. After that, we slide back into a poor spell right through the first week of September.

Now, hold onto your board shorts. The real standout—and the only one worth circling on the calendar—is looking at Friday September 5th and into the weekend. The combined energy rockets up on Friday morning to (318) with 6ft NW swell, but that NW wind is howling at 25 mph cross-shore, making a mess of it. Friday afternoon gets bigger at 8ft from the NW with a 9-second period, and the energy is a massive (952), but again, strong cross-shore winds from the NW. This is expert territory, and the conditions are poor.

However, Monday September 7th morning is the pick of the whole outlook. After the weekend's messy pulse, we get a clean-up. The swell is still a solid 4ft from the NW with strong energy (194). The wind is light offshore from the East, giving us clean, glassy faces on this reef. It’s a winner. The crowd profile says "sometimes," so you might have some company, but for a clean 4ft NW groundswell on a reef, it’s well worth the paddle.

The following days drop right back off again into weak, windy junk. So the plan is simple: wait it out, then be on the water Sunday August 30th morning for a grovel, but save your energy for Monday September 7th morning. That’s the one.

Rusty.

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