Surf Forecasts:
Atalaia (Molhes) surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 16 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, E swell with 511 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Atalaia (Molhes) this week:
The surf forecast for Atalaia (Molhes) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Atalaia (Molhes) in the next 16 days are 1.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Atalaia (Molhes) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's comin' up for Atalaia (Molhes). To be real with you, the next week and a half looks pretty grim. We've got a long stretch of poor conditions, with messy wind and small, short-period swell making a mess of things. The water temp's sitting at 66.6°, pretty normal for this time of year.
We're staring down a really lean spell here. From now all the way through to Monday the 23rd of September, the waves are mostly tiny and the wind's all wrong. There are a few moments where it goes glassy, like on Tuesday the 15th of September morning, with 5.2ft of east swell and 9-second period—that's some moderate wave energy (646) and the winds are dead calm. But the swell's too fat and short to really get excited about, and the afternoon turns onshore. The 18th and 19th have a few clean windows with offshore breezes, but we're still only looking at 3.6ft to 3.9ft waves. It's surfable, sure, but it's nothing to write home about. The 20th and 21st are the same story—clean in the mornings with some west-northwest wind, but the size is unremarkable.
Things finally show a pulse of life much later. On Friday the 25th of September, we get a bit of a spike. The morning brings 5.9ft of S swell at a short 6 seconds, but it's clean with a light NW cross-off. The combined energy is moderate to strong (321). It's not perfect, but it's the biggest we've seen, and with clean conditions for the morning, it's the standout of the whole run—if you're an intermediate, that's your window. The next day, Saturday the 26th, the morning goes glassy again, but the swell drops to 3.0ft. The catch is it's a long-period groundswell at 12 seconds from the SE, which will wrap in nicely and give some real push for the size, but it's small. This spot being a beach/jetty setup, that long period could make it a bit straight, but the glassy wind makes it worth a look for the keen surfer.
The rest of the time, it's just onshore junk or tiny, weak swell. Honestly, until that last Friday, it's a waiting game. Keep the board waxed and wait for that pulse on the 25th morning.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 85 | 59 | 123 | 114 | 226 | 68 | 50 | 120 | 106 | 140 | 371 | 342 | 474 | 370 | 205 | 129 | 127 | 99 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:46AM1.08m | 3:16PM0.99m | 3:19AM1.09m | 3:37PM0.97m | 3:50AM1.05m | 3:59PM0.93m | 4:21AM0.98m | 4:23PM0.88m | 5:00AM0.89m | 4:51PM0.81m | 5:58AM0.80m | 12:21PM0.59m | 00:45AM0.43m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.27m | 9:33AM0.10m | 9:38PM0.26m | 9:59AM0.19m | 9:56PM0.26m | 10:20AM0.30m | 10:08PM0.28m | 10:28AM0.41m | 10:08PM0.31m | 10:07AM0.49m | 10:08PM0.34m | 9:58AM0.55m | 1:13PM0.59m | 10:20PM0.40m | ||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 16 | 5 | — | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 77 | 85 | 45 | 44 | 46 | 82 | 68 | 50 | 120 | 106 | 140 | 371 | 342 | 474 | 370 | 205 | 129 | 127 | 99 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 49 | 21 | 35 | 43 | 44 | 57 | 206 | 11 | 42 | 36 | 31 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | E 9 | — | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | E 7 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 69 | 77 | — | — | — | 30 | 5 | 1 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | E 9 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 59 | 123 | 114 | 226 | 56 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 101 | 157 | 143 | 54 | 34 | — | 25 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 17 | 158 | 51 | 51 | 56 | 46 | 56 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 157 | 16 | 15 | 56 | 21 |
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