Atalaia (Molhes) surf break

Atalaia (Molhes) surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Norte / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 -03
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Atalaia (Molhes) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Atalaia (Molhes) sea temperature is
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Atalaia (Molhes) today?

The current surf forecast for Atalaia (Molhes) at 4PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Atalaia (Molhes). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
ESE
1.6
SE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)888891010101010101011109888889888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5165536887137164164148122120102145154127108989696156190192324236
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
onononononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:18AM
1.08
4:09PM
1.12
4:53AM
1.04
4:44PM
1.09
5:35AM
0.98
5:30PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
0.46
10:51PM
0.23
10:53AM
0.51
11:37PM
0.30
11:11AM
0.54
12:40AM
0.38
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise5:39-------5:39-------5:39-------
Sunset----7:12-------7:10-------7:10---
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C202224242422222120232424232121201922252624232221
Feels °C (?)202222222321212120222322222121201922242524242422
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