Su Paulo Su Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Su Paulo Su over the next couple of weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty slow start and a whole lot of nothing for the first week. The water is a steamy 82°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s very unusual, feels like a bath out there.

We’re looking at tiny, poor surf conditions right through to the end of July. There’s a big gap of days with no real surf to speak of. The first proper window of interest doesn’t show up until Sunday the 26th of July. The morning is still a bit messy with a 3ft cross-shore swell from the WNW and a moderate 16 mph cross wind, not great. But the afternoon on Sunday the 26th is where it gets interesting. The swell picks up to a solid 8ft from the NW, with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy ramps up to a strong 1158, so there’s plenty of power in the water. The wind is a cross-shore at 16 mph, which will keep it a bit lumpy, but it’s the best we’ve seen.

Monday the 27th of July keeps the size up, with 8ft in the morning and a bigger 10ft in the afternoon, both from the NW. But the wind stays on the cross-onshore side at 16 mph, making it choppy. This is big, powerful stuff – over 8ft, so this is expert territory only. For most of us, it’s going to be a washing machine.

Now, the standout of the whole outlook is Tuesday the 28th of July. The morning is looking clean. We’ve got a 5ft swell from the NW with a 7-second period, and the wind is a light, cross-offshore breeze from the East at 6 mph. That’s clean conditions for a reef break like Su Paulo Su. The energy is a moderate 221, so it’s got some push. The swell direction is a solid match for the break’s optimum. This is your best bet for a decent session. The downside is the crowds are listed as “sometimes,” so you might have some company, but it’s worth it for those clean faces.

After that, it drops off again. Wednesday the 29th of July morning has a smaller 3ft swell with clean cross-off winds, but it’s not really firing. And then from the 30th of July right through to the 5th of August, we’re back to flat, tiny waves with no real energy. It’s a long dry spell.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a write-off. The only real shot is the afternoon of Sunday the 26th for the big swell hunters, but the real standout is Tuesday morning, the 28th of July. Get on that if you can.

Rusty.

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