Mar da Frente 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 6.37° S 35.00° W

Issued: 8 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mar da Frente sea temperature is

27.3°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mar da Frente today (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mar da Frente at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (23 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s

Table - waves today at Mar da Frente. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23						Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	E 7	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	145	186	186	186	183	179	176	161	119	119	90	119	119	85	106	142	156	168	139	147	131	159
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				2:13PM1.91m				2:21AM2.10m				2:45PM2.06m				2:54AM2.24m					3:17PM2.19m
Low Tide		8:03AM0.38m				8:13PM0.44m				8:37AM0.24m				8:46PM0.30m					9:09AM0.13m


	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	25	25	26	26	25	27	27	27	26	26
Feels °C	25	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	25	27	26	26	24	24	26	25	24	26	26	26	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	145	186	186	186	183	179	176	161	119	119	90	119	119	85	80	55	40	39	39	38	38	22
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9
kJ	4	8	7	7	7	7	7	8	3	13	13	13	13	14	14	7	7	7	8	8	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 8	N 9	N 15	N 15	N 14	—	N 13	N 13	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 18	NNE 18	NNE 17	NNE 17
kJ	3	2	2	2	2	5	5	2	7	4	4	4	—	4	3	7	7	7	6	31	30	27
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	103	70	68	54	70	60	40	43	71	71	73	53	55	67	106	142	156	168	139	147	131	159
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pirambu Sergipe	Seper Bahia - Norte	Regencia Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Laranjeiras São Paulo	Praia Brava Rio de Janeiro	Dique de Cabedelo Rio Grande Do Norte	Praia do Guriri Espírito Santo	Nova Almeida Espírito Santo	Praia Brava Rio de Janeiro	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Norte Bahia - Sul	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Praia do Guriri Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo
Rating (10 max)	2	3	1	2	3	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	527	820	1564	1653	2152	1967	68	1479	1628	1967	1653	1653	1653	1653	1613	1019	980	1479	1564	1564	1564	1564
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte							Dique de Cabedelo
Rating (10 max)							2
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Stent Road New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Beach Road South Africa	Dunmoran Strand Ireland	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Portballintrae Ireland	Marazion United Kingdom	Inishcrone Ireland	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Black Rocks Ireland	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway
Rating (10 max)	7	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	6	4	5	4	5	5	7	4	4	4	6	5

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