Atalaia (Molhes) Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.92° S 48.64° W

Atalaia (Molhes) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Atalaia (Molhes) sea temperature is
19.8° C
1.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Atalaia (Molhes) at 2PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
72
70
68
52
54
54
52
40
37
37
36
51
57
922
878
725
640
122
120
122
122
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:28AM0.75m
12:39PM0.63m
7:21PM0.71m
8:27AM0.69m
1:19PM0.67m
8:16PM0.66m
12:30PM0.72m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.61m
3:55PM0.61m
4:07AM0.45m
10:28AM0.65m
5:19PM0.55m
5:17AM0.36m
1:07PM0.72m
5:58PM0.49m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
21
22
19
19
22
19
17
17
20
22
16
15
14
13
13
14
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
21
23
23
23
20
20
21
16
13
13
16
20
13
13
13
13
12
13
15
13
12
11
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