Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.60° S 48.43° W

Galheta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Galheta sea temperature is
19.4°C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Galheta today (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Galheta at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
S
6
0.6
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
190
169
167
147
147
144
118
118
94
92
92
66
66
64
44
46
42
45
47
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
S
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:18PM0.79m
1:08AM0.89m
1:33PM0.78m
1:41AM0.90m
1:52PM0.77m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.23m
7:57AM0.11m
7:48PM0.19m
8:21AM0.17m
8:00PM0.15m
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:43
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5:41
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6:17
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6:17
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6:19
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 mm
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1
7
5
—
1
3
1
1
—
1
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1
1
7
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
21
19
19
20
20
19
20
20
23
21
18
18
17
16
17
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
25
23
20
21
22
21
21
19
19
23
21
17
17
15
13
16
15
16
15
13
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