Surf Forecasts:
Armacao surf forecast from 9 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 20 Nov, 9PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 12 Nov, 3PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, ENE swell with 534 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 19 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Armacao this week:
The surf forecast for Armacao over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 19) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Armacao in the next 16 days are 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 12) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.5m 11s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 22) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Thu 19th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Fri 20th Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Thu 12th Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Armacao over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 46 | 82 | 321 | 44 | 152 | 0 | 534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:10PM0.70m | 1:59AM0.81m | 1:34PM0.70m | 2:33AM0.79m | 2:00PM0.69m | 3:08AM0.75m | 2:29PM0.68m | 3:44AM0.71m | 3:00PM0.67m | 4:25AM0.65m | 3:38PM0.64m | 5:16AM0.61m | 4:26PM0.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.09m | 8:29AM0.32m | 8:03PM0.08m | 8:54AM0.37m | 8:27PM0.09m | 9:16AM0.42m | 8:57PM0.11m | 9:40AM0.45m | 9:40PM0.16m | 11:00AM0.49m | 11:04PM0.21m | 9:04AM0.53m | 12:43PM0.50m | 00:46AM0.23m | |||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 210 | 118 | 152 | 50 | 57 | 42 | 172 | 79 | 117 | 155 | 224 | 191 | 117 | 122 | 102 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 52 | 41 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | SSE 4 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 81 | 64 | 4 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 118 | 57 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SE 18 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 3 | — | — | S 4 | — | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 12 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | SSE 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 32 | 46 | 82 | 321 | 44 | 152 | — | 534 | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 400 | 298 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 209 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 17 | 68 | 6 |
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