Surf Forecasts:
Ilha Do Pontal surf forecast from 12 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 17 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 16 Jun, 3PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period, S swell with 1,107 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 13 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ilha Do Pontal this week:
The surf forecast for Ilha Do Pontal over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ilha Do Pontal in the next 16 days are 2.1m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 14s period and expected on Friday (Jun 19) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ilha Do Pontal over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 11 | S 12 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 54 | 88 | 76 | 104 | 81 | 56 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 100 | 212 | 1107 | 786 | 31 | 50 | 220 | 581 | 50 | 47 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:00AM0.87m | 1:52PM1.10m | 1:33AM0.87m | 2:42PM1.12m | 2:06AM0.89m | 3:30PM1.10m | 2:39AM0.91m | 4:17PM1.06m | 3:15AM0.94m | 5:02PM0.99m | 3:54AM0.96m | 5:46PM0.91m | 4:37AM0.95m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM0.24m | 7:17AM0.09m | 8:08PM0.27m | 8:03AM0.02m | 8:55PM0.32m | 8:49AM-0.03m | 9:39PM0.38m | 9:36AM-0.05m | 10:19PM0.43m | 10:24AM-0.03m | 10:58PM0.48m | 11:13AM0.03m | 11:37PM0.50m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 |
 | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 54 | 88 | 40 | 24 | 546 | 562 | 290 | 218 | 151 | 100 | 303 | 19 | 786 | 319 | 366 | 658 | 422 | 1382 | 1215 | 1347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 8 | 70 | 76 | 104 | 81 | 56 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 40 | 28 | 26 | 290 | 88 | 581 | 50 | 47 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | S 20 | S 17 | ESE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 24 | 63 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 103 | 30 | 220 | 75 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | — | SW 3 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 3 | — | — | S 7 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 50 | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 212 | 1107 | 69 | 31 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 352 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 278 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 17 |
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