Cardoso Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.61° S 48.82° W

Cardoso 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cardoso sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.6° 

Cardoso surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cardoso today (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardoso at 5PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
2
2
0
7
5
5
5
5
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
13
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.3
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1797
2610
2982
4509
3721
3283
3364
3676
3388
2846
2455
1971
1756
1583
1376
1290
1256
1122
988
798
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
0
W
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:05PM0.61m
11:44PM0.43m
1:25PM0.64m
00:07AM0.50m
1:45PM0.67m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.33m
6:03AM0.09m
7:06PM0.30m
6:44AM0.03m
7:28PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
16
15
Feels °C
9
8
7
8
9
8
7
7
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
12
11
11
12
11
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