Atalaia (Molhes) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 20 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
26.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Atalaia (Molhes) at 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ENE
0.7
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
SE
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)88888888888991010101010101010888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)541446153156132109935151655365871641641611641371681689082114118
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
1.09
3:38PM
1.11
4:18AM
1.08
4:09PM
1.12
4:53AM
1.04
4:44PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
0.41
10:19PM
0.17
10:31AM
0.46
10:51PM
0.23
10:53AM
0.51
11:37PM
0.30
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise5:37-------5:39-------5:39-------
Sunset----7:12-------7:12-------7:10---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172124242322212121222424232222212123232424222018
Feels °C (?)151921212121202121222322212122212123232323222018
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