Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.96° S 38.38° W

Itapoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Itapoa sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Itapoa today (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Itapoa at 10PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
S
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
82
47
37
37
37
37
38
51
77
70
56
44
43
53
51
76
81
64
64
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:22AM2.10m
10:39PM2.24m
11:10AM2.20m
11:25PM2.33m
11:53AM2.28m
Low Tide
4:20PM0.27m
4:48AM0.09m
5:05PM0.17m
5:31AM0.01m
5:47PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
27
26
27
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
25
25
25
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