Surf Forecasts:
Meia Praia surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period, S swell with 6 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Meia Praia this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Meia Praia in the next 16 days are 0.1m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Meia Praia over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your board, but maybe leave it in the car for a while. This is a rough stretch for Meia-Praia, and I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. The ocean's gonna be pretty flat for the foreseeable future.
We're looking at a long, dry spell here. For the first week, there is simply no surf on offer. Not a ripple. The swell energy is reading a big fat zero (0). Honestly, it's like the Atlantic just took a week off. The water is 66° and that's a hefty 5° colder than it should be for this time of year, so you'll be needing a thicker suit if you're just having a paddle. The wind is mostly offshore and clean during this time, but with no waves, it just means the water is gonna be glassy-flat. Pretty to look at, not much else.
Then, around August 15th, we start to see a couple of tiny pulses. We're talking knee-high dribbles, maybe 0.3ft or 0.7ft. The energy is weak, all single or double digits (like 12 or 6). There's a long-period swell in there, up to 18 seconds, which is cool in theory, but with that little height it's basically just a long-period ripple. It's not going to break properly on a beach break like this. From the 15th through the 23rd, it stays in this same poor, small range. A lot of these days will be clean and glassy in the morning, which is the only positive, but there's just nothing to ride. The swell direction is from the south/southwest, which isn't really what Meia-Praia likes to see anyway.
Basically, if you're a surfer, this is a two-week holiday. The setup is more interesting for a kite or a foil, to be honest. This spot is marked as `inconsistent`, and this is a prime example of that.
It’s all just... flat. Bleak. But, you know how it is. The ocean always comes back. Forecasts can change. We just gotta wait this one out.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:14PM2.99m | 00:55AM2.93m | 1:17PM3.21m | 1:53AM3.11m | 2:10PM3.43m | 2:42AM3.27m | 2:58PM3.60m | 3:26AM3.37m | 3:41PM3.69m | 4:07AM3.40m | 4:22PM3.68m | 4:46AM3.36m | 5:02PM3.59m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM1.27m | 6:39PM1.07m | 7:00AM1.10m | 7:40PM0.84m | 7:54AM0.92m | 8:31PM0.65m | 8:42AM0.76m | 9:16PM0.53m | 9:25AM0.65m | 9:58PM0.48m | 10:06AM0.62m | 10:37PM0.53m | 10:45AM0.66m | 11:15PM0.64m | |||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 12 | 10 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 94 | 3 | 180 | 92 | 163 | 117 | — | 53 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | NW 9 | — | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | S 18 | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | 20 | — | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 4 | — | 7 | 37 | 29 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 84 | 88 | — | 110 | 45 | 39 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 33 | 226 | 64 | 42 | 111 | 47 | 235 | 252 | 153 | 191 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 30 | 221 | 7 | 30 | 654 | 53 | 30 | 609 | 51 | 30 | 184 | 7 | 7 | 231 | 40 | 7 | 638 | 40 | 40 | 524 |
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