Su Paulo Su Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s be straight with you. I’ve looked over the charts for this stretch, and it’s a tough one. We’ve got a solid 16-day window ahead, but honestly, the surf is going to be mostly flat or junk for the vast majority of it. No two ways about it.

Right off the bat, there’s nothing to surf. We’re staring at a long, dry spell with zero rideable waves from now until the end of the first week. It’s going to feel like forever, because it is – around nine days of nothing but small, weak windswell or flat calm. The wave energy is basically non-existent, with readings in the weak range (1) on any swell that does show its face. You’d be better off finding a pool.

The first hint of anything comes on Friday the 22nd, but even then, it’s a joke. A tiny 0.7ft swell with a period of 4 seconds. That’s pure windswell, and not even enough of it to push a piece of kelp. Don’t get excited.

We finally get a couple of mornings worth looking at early in the second week. On Tuesday the 26th, the water at Su Paulo Su will be glassy thanks to a light NNE wind, and there’s still a small, clean push – around 1ft of swell from the NNW, but with that short 5-second period, it’s going to be weak and crumbly. It’s rideable for the absolute loners on a longboard, but it’s not making anyone’s highlight reel.

The best of a bad bunch looks to be around Thursday the 28th. The morning brings a touch more energy, still only about 1ft but from the NW with a slightly longer 6-second period. The wind will be offshore, making for some clean surfaces on the sets that come through. Still, this is a shadow of what this spot can do, and the energy reading is still only moderate (3).

Even at its peak, this isn’t a day to call your mates about. The swell direction is from the NW, which is cross to what this break likes. It’ll be soft and distorted. For the vast majority of the window, the onshores and cross-onshores will have it all chopped up anyway.

And to think, the water temp is a staggering 83°F right now, which is a massive 6°F more than normal for this time of year. That’s the only thing that’s firing on all cylinders. We’d swap a couple of those degrees for some decent groundswell any day.

So, there you have it. A long, flat stretch with only a couple of crumbly, knee-to-waist high options way down the line. If you’ve got a kite, this might be the week for it, but for a surfboard, it’s time to fix the dings and wait. Forecasts can change, but right now, patience is the name of the game.

Rusty.

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