Surf Forecasts:
Ilha Do Pontal surf forecast from 11 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 11 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 17 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period, S swell with 620 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 11 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ilha Do Pontal this week:
The surf forecast for Ilha Do Pontal over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ilha Do Pontal in the next 16 days are 1.1m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 15s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 18) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Wed 17th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ilha Do Pontal over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 5 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 104 | 78 | 99 | 51 | 44 | 80 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 58 | 104 | 230 | 143 | 64 | 31 | 33 | 44 | 22 | 399 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:43PM0.88m | 12:01PM0.97m | 00:24AM0.88m | 12:59PM1.05m | 1:00AM0.87m | 1:52PM1.10m | 1:33AM0.87m | 2:42PM1.12m | 2:06AM0.89m | 3:30PM1.10m | 2:39AM0.91m | 4:17PM1.06m | 3:15AM0.94m | 5:02PM0.99m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.28m | 6:19PM0.23m | 6:30AM0.19m | 7:16PM0.24m | 7:17AM0.09m | 8:08PM0.27m | 8:03AM0.02m | 8:55PM0.32m | 8:49AM-0.03m | 9:39PM0.38m | 9:36AM-0.05m | 10:19PM0.43m | 10:24AM-0.03m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 137 | 150 | 73 | 51 | 44 | 80 | 40 | 68 | 55 | 320 | 292 | 180 | 230 | 143 | 322 | 680 | 544 | 530 | 888 | 794 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | S 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 |
| kJ | 22 | 104 | 78 | 99 | 30 | 18 | 58 | 70 | 31 | 67 | 59 | 58 | 104 | 30 | 85 | 64 | 31 | 33 | 44 | 19 | 399 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 127 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | ENE 4 | — | SW 6 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 13 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 14 | 22 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 433 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 10 |
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