Surf Forecasts:
Meia Praia surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, ESE swell with 597 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Meia Praia this week:
The surf forecast for Meia Praia over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Meia Praia in the next 16 days are 2.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 10s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Meia Praia over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break Meia Praia for the next couple of weeks, and I’ll keep it real. There’s a big lull before anything shows up, so don’t plan around the first week.
First few days are all duds. Through the 15th, swell is tiny—maybe knee to thigh high at best—and winds are mostly cross or onshore, making it sloppy. Tuesday the 16th morning brings a super long-period south swell (13 sec) but it’s barely a ripple at 0.3 ft; nothing to paddle for. Wednesday and Thursday the 17th and 18th are flat as a pancake.
Finally, on Sunday morning the 20th of September, things turn. Meia Praia gets a 7 ft swell from the ESE, 7-second period, and the wind goes glassy from the ENE at 3 mph. The wave energy jumps to moderate (399). The break is inconsistent and often sees a crowd, but with those conditions, it’ll be clean and fun for a beginner spot. The swell direction (ESE) isn’t the perfect SSE that the break likes, but the glassed-off surface makes it the best shot you’ve got.
Sunday afternoon drops to 4 ft and glassy, but energy slips away (101). After that, the rest of the forecast is mostly poor—waist-high ESE on Wednesday the 23rd morning (5 ft) but with cross-onshore wind. Friday morning the 25th offers a glassy 3 ft ESE swell (139 energy), still marginal. Everything else is trash or flat.
Water temp is about average for the season. So, point your truck at that Sunday the 20th window. That’s your wave.
Keep it salty.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 4 | S 16 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 81 | 147 | 547 | 198 | 322 | 164 | 67 | 93 | 59 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 74 | 40 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:57PM3.61m | 4:16AM3.39m | 4:32PM3.49m | 4:50AM3.31m | 5:07PM3.31m | 5:24AM3.17m | 5:42PM3.09m | 5:59AM3.01m | 6:19PM2.84m | 6:37AM2.82m | 7:04PM2.60m | 7:26AM2.63m | 8:06PM2.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.58m | 10:07PM0.55m | 10:17AM0.63m | 10:39PM0.67m | 10:51AM0.74m | 11:10PM0.84m | 11:25AM0.90m | 11:41PM1.03m | 12:01PM1.10m | 00:14AM1.25m | 12:43PM1.31m | 00:54AM1.46m | 1:39PM1.51m | 1:55AM1.64m | |||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | NW 11 | SE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 88 | 81 | 147 | 314 | 198 | 322 | 164 | 67 | 93 | 59 | 25 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 763 | 505 | 318 | 236 | 200 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 12 | ESE 5 | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | NW 16 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 76 | 47 | 47 | 171 | 202 | 157 | 97 | 69 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 10 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 6 | NW 7 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | — | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 1 | 26 | 57 | 26 | — | 12 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 547 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 142 | 212 | 490 | 729 | 847 | — | 8 | 6 | — | 40 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 918 | 535 | 535 | 149 | 40 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 27 | 6 |
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