Atalaia (Molhes) Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.92° S 48.64° W

Atalaia (Molhes) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Atalaia (Molhes) sea temperature is
21.6°C
0.6° 

Atalaia (Molhes) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Atalaia (Molhes) today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Atalaia (Molhes) at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.2
S
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.8
E
11
0.9
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
151
151
169
173
210
173
176
142
167
234
205
166
179
237
200
169
166
163
163
160
154
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
5
WSW
10
E
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:50AM0.77m
12:04PM0.66m
6:36PM0.74m
11:45PM0.49m
7:52AM0.75m
12:08PM0.71m
7:42PM0.73m
9:25AM0.75m
8:53PM0.75m
Low Tide
9:54AM0.62m
2:14PM0.62m
10:40PM0.49m
2:19AM0.45m
10:05AM0.69m
4:21PM0.60m
4:19AM0.41m
9:41AM0.75m
5:07PM0.53m
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Temp °C
17
19
23
25
20
17
16
13
13
17
21
23
17
15
14
13
12
15
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
17
16
20
21
19
17
16
11
10
13
17
19
13
13
13
11
10
13
15
15
15
15
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