Surf Forecasts:
Galheta do Norte surf forecast from 3 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 6 Oct, 12PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 4 Oct, 6AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period, NE swell with 478 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 4 Oct, 12PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Galheta do Norte this week:
The surf forecast for Galheta do Norte over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 04) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Galheta do Norte in the next 16 days are 2.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 04) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 08) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Sun 4th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Tue 6th Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Sun 4th Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galheta do Norte over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 341 | 285 | 261 | 386 | 210 | 207 | 137 | 127 | 131 | 338 | 229 | 178 | 142 | 181 | 221 | 131 | 115 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:22AM0.26m | 9:20AM0.39m | 1:34PM0.41m | 8:35PM0.35m | 1:58PM0.44m | 9:47PM0.35m | 2:18PM0.45m | 00:28AM0.38m | 2:25PM0.46m | 1:01AM0.43m | 2:23PM0.46m | 1:34AM0.46m | 2:37PM0.46m | 2:12AM0.49m | |||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.25m | 8:10AM0.38m | 3:47PM0.33m | 9:25PM0.29m | 3:06AM0.23m | 4:20PM0.30m | 4:03AM0.18m | 4:48PM0.28m | 4:43AM0.15m | 5:17PM0.26m | 5:21AM0.12m | 5:50PM0.23m | 6:04AM0.11m | 6:26PM0.20m | |||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 377 | 341 | 285 | 261 | 193 | 210 | 207 | 137 | 127 | 33 | 264 | 157 | 178 | 91 | 54 | 221 | 131 | 115 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 7 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | S 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 151 | 115 | 68 | 49 | 33 | 37 | 90 | 54 | 47 | 63 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 4 | S 6 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | E 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 22 | 67 | 39 | 55 | 75 | 68 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | S 2 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 73 | 140 | 386 | 1 | — | — | — | 131 | 338 | 229 | — | 142 | 181 | 104 | 108 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 25 | 91 | 91 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 91 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
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