Surf Forecasts:
Guarda do Embau surf forecast from 31 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 31 Oct, 6PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 7 Nov, 3PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period, S swell with 723 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 31 Oct, 6PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Guarda do Embau this week:
The surf forecast for Guarda do Embau over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 31) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Guarda do Embau in the next 16 days are 2.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 07) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 04) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Sat 31st Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Sat 31st Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Sat 7th Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Guarda do Embau over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 96 | 54 | 108 | 96 | 85 | 68 | 96 | 136 | 134 | 115 | 111 | 121 | 124 | 105 | 92 | 84 | 60 | 60 | 74 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:32AM0.67m | 10:33PM0.26m | 11:19AM0.71m | 10:52PM0.33m | 11:56AM0.71m | 11:02PM0.41m | 12:24PM0.69m | 10:58PM0.50m | 12:38PM0.66m | 11:11PM0.58m | 12:34PM0.63m | 11:41PM0.65m | 12:21PM0.62m | 00:14AM0.71m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.24m | 9:08PM0.32m | 9:32PM0.41m | 3:59AM0.15m | 5:10PM0.43m | 4:54AM0.13m | 5:34PM0.36m | 5:40AM0.13m | 6:01PM0.29m | 6:20AM0.14m | 6:29PM0.21m | ||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 9 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 71 | 96 | 54 | 108 | 96 | 58 | 68 | 20 | 136 | 134 | 115 | 111 | 121 | 124 | 105 | 84 | 46 | 35 | 38 | 74 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 12 | S 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 37 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 33 | — | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 53 | 49 | 84 | 60 | 60 | 44 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | E 7 | S 13 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 3 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 9 | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | NW 4 | SSE 2 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 2 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 77 | 85 | — | 96 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 80 | 92 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 22 | 38 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 3 |
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Guarda do Embau is 30 km (19 miles) from Palhoca. If you plan a holiday in Santa Catarina - Sul, look for hotels and other accommodation in Palhoca. Palhoca has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
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