Imbacai Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.32° S 37.84° W

Imbacai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Imbacai sea temperature is
26.2° C
0.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Imbacai today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Imbacai at 3PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
537
515
520
470
423
371
348
326
365
390
355
330
322
300
334
334
237
237
199
280
248
202
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:56AM1.70m
7:14PM1.58m
7:43AM1.51m
8:02PM1.44m
8:47AM1.36m
Low Tide
1:06PM0.53m
1:25AM0.55m
1:51PM0.68m
2:26AM0.67m
3:03PM0.80m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
24
23
Feels °C
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
23
22
23
24
23
22
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