Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.61° S 48.82° W

Cardoso 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cardoso sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.0° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardoso at 11PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)--
Evening (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
148
209
235
278
294
396
562
428
352
310
226
284
246
221
218
217
186
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
5
E
20
N
5
N
15
N
5
NE
5
E
5
E
10
SW
20
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:41PM0.54m
1:46PM0.60m
00:05AM0.61m
1:11PM0.56m
Low Tide
6:44PM0.31m
6:46AM0.01m
7:09PM0.26m
7:23AM0.03m
7:34PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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5:45
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6:19
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3
1
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1
3
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Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
20
22
22
20
19
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
15
16
18
18
22
18
23
20
22
22
22
21
20
22
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