Balneario Sao Jose Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Listen up, folks. Rusty here, breakin' down the next couple of weeks at Balneario Sao Jose (Brazil).

It's a bit of a slow roll to start. Tuesday and Wednesday are lookin' pretty average – the wind's all over the place, mostly onshore, and the swell is small and weak. There's a bit of energy around, but the conditions just ain't makin' it worth wettin' a line. You'll see the combined energy sittin' around 154 to 402 (moderate), but it's just not clean.

Now, Thursday the 3rd of September is where it starts to get interestin'. The morning is lookin' sweet – a clean 3-foot swell from the SSE, with a period of 10 seconds, and the wind is glassy. That's the kind of start you want. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The combined energy is a solid 407 (moderate), and it's gonna be clean. This is a good one for the intermediate crew.

Friday the 4th of September morning is also a beauty. The swell drops a touch to 3 feet from the SE, but the period is a nice 11 seconds, and the wind is dead calm. It's glassy and clean, with a combined energy of 275 (moderate). A perfect morning for a longboard or a funboard.

Then we hit a bit of a dry patch. From Saturday the 5th through to Monday the 7th, the wind goes onshore and the quality drops right off. Sunday the 6th is a write-off with onshore wind and rain. There's a lumpy 7-foot swell on Monday the 7th, but it's onshore with a combined energy of 1590 (strong), so it's really just for the experts and even then, it won't be pretty.

Things turn around again on Wednesday the 9th of September. The morning is glassy, with a 6-foot swell from the east. Period is short at 7 seconds, but the wind is clean and the combined energy is 531 (moderate). It's a solid, fun day.

The standout, and I mean the real standout, is Thursday the 10th of September. Morning session is the pick of the whole bunch. You've got a 7-foot swell from the east, with a combined energy of 926 (strong), and the wind is dead calm, absolutely glassy. The wave comment says "expect very good surf conditions". This is the one to circle on the calendar. It's a beach/pier setup, so with that size it's gonna be pushin' into the intermediate-to-expert territory, and it's exposed so it'll pick up every bit of that energy. The crowds are often around, so be prepared to share the peak.

Friday the 11th of September is also a good call. The morning has a clean 5-foot swell from the ESE with a light offshore wind, and the afternoon goes glassy. A solid, consistent day.

Then we have a quiet spell before a long-period groundswell rolls in on Sunday the 13th of September. The morning is glassy with a 5-foot swell from the south, period of 13 seconds, and a combined energy of 992 (strong). That's a proper groundswell, and it's gonna be clean. The afternoon, however, the wind swings onshore and the swell jumps to 8 feet, with a combined energy of 3539 (very strong). That afternoon is for experts only, and even then, the wind will mess it up. The morning of the 13th is the session to aim for there.

To wrap it up, your best bets are the morning of Thursday the 3rd, Friday the 4th, and the absolute pick – the morning of Thursday the 10th of September. The long-range stuff on the 13th is promising, but a bit less certain.

Rusty.

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