Balneario Sao Jose Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's in store for the coast.

Alright, so we're looking at a pretty quiet spell for the most part. The swell is on the small side, and we've got a few days where you'll be scratching for a wave. The best bet is to keep an eye on the mornings, especially when the wind goes glassy.

The first real chance to get wet is this Saturday morning, the 25th of July. Balneario Sao Jose is looking at a 4ft swell from the SSE with a 9-second period, so a bit of a windswell. The energy is weak at 245, but the real winner here is the wind – it's a dead calm, glassy morning. That's a major positive. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Come Sunday morning, the 26th, the swell drops right down to 2ft from the S, but the period stretches out to 13 seconds. That's a proper groundswell, and it bumps the energy up to 321. Again, glassy conditions with a light NE air. This is clean, long-period energy, but it's small. It'll be a longboard day for sure.

Monday the 27th is similar, small 2ft SE swell, but the period drops to 8 seconds. It's still glassy in the morning, so it's surfable, but very ordinary.

We hit a bit of a lull from Tuesday the 28th through the rest of the week. The swell stays tiny, under 3ft, and the wind starts to mess with things. Thursday the 30th gets some light rain and a cross-offshore wind, but the swell is just too small to get excited about.

The next real standout is a long way off. On Monday, the 3rd of August, the swell picks up again. We're looking at a 3ft swell from the S, but the period bumps up to a very long 14 seconds. The energy jumps to 371, which is moderate. The wind is calm and glassy in the morning. This is a long-period groundswell, so it'll wrap into the beach break here, but it might be a bit straight for a peak. Still, clean and with some grunt.

Tuesday the 4th of August is another goodie. A 4ft swell from the SE with a 10-second period. The energy is at 304, and it's glassy again in the morning. This is probably the best overall morning of the whole outlook. The swell is a bit bigger, the period is decent, and it's clean.

After that, it drops off again. The wind turns more onshore and the consistency goes. By the second week, there's not much to report. A few mornings on the 6th and 9th of August are glassy, but the swell is tiny and weak.

If you're after a true standout, lock in the morning of Monday the 3rd for that long-period groundswell, or the morning of Tuesday the 4th for the best combo of size and clean conditions. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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