Balneario Sao Jose Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Balneario Sao Jose over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, so the pattern across the whole run is a bit of a mixed bag, but there are a couple of windows of real promise. The water temp here is sitting at 70°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – not a major shift, but nice to feel that extra bit of warmth on your skin.

For the best of the best, you’ve got to circle Thursday, August 27th. The morning is the absolute standout window. We’re looking at a clean 6ft swell from the SSE with a solid 14-second period. That's a proper groundswell with some good energy behind it (combined energy of 1582). And the wind? Dead calm, glassy. You won’t find conditions much cleaner than that. The only thing to note is that at 6ft, that’s getting into the territory where it’s a bit much for the rookies, so more for the crew who know what they’re doing. The other strong shout is the very start of the run. Thursday, August 13th morning kicks things off with a nice 4ft swell from the south, 12-second period, glassy, and the water is that touch warmer than normal. Combined energy of 751 – decent punch for the size. This is a great window to get a score early on.

Let’s walk through it day by day. Thursday morning, the 13th, is clean and fun as I said. By the afternoon, the wind picks up a little and the conditions get a bit questionable. Friday morning the 14th looks clean again with a 4ft S swell, a good runner. Friday arvo, the onshores ruin it a bit. Saturday the 15th morning has a bit of size – 7ft from the SE – but the wind is cross-onshore, and the conditions are marginal. Not worth the battle. Sunday the 16th has a small glassy window in the morning, but that swell is short-period from the ESE (8 seconds), really weak and crumbly.

The first full week is a bit of a grind. A few clean mornings (Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th) with smaller, weak swell in the 3ft to 5ft range, but nothing to write home about. From Wednesday the 19th through to Monday the 24th, things turn pretty poor – lots of onshore winds, short periods, and small waves. We’re talking a solid six-day stretch where it’s really not worth paddling out. The energy levels drop right off (combined energy values hanging around 115 to 452).

Then things get interesting again towards the end. On Tuesday, August 25th, we see a pulse of size—7ft from the S, but with rain showers and a cross-on wind, it’s messy. The real gem is that Thursday the 27th morning I mentioned. Classic clean, head-high plus SSE groundswell. The combined energy of 1582 tells you there’s plenty of push. Friday the 28th morning also looks tidy with a 6ft swell from the ESE and clean, offshore wind, but the period is a short 8 seconds, so it’ll be a bit fat and quick.

To sum it up: the two main standouts to lock in are Thursday morning, August 13th for a clean, fun-sized session, and the absolute pick of the litter, Thursday morning, August 27th, for some excellent, glassy, solid groundswell. The rest of the days are mostly small, onshore, or just not worth getting wet for.

Stay frothy.
Rusty.

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