Surf Forecasts:
Meia Praia surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period, SSW swell with 24 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 0.2m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 8s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Meia Praia over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, it's Rusty.
Look, I've got to be straight with you – this 16-day outlook for Meia Praia is a proper bummer. We're looking at a long, flat stretch with barely a ripple to get excited about for the vast majority of the period. The first ten days or so are a write-off, with tiny little ankle-snappers and mostly poor conditions.
The water temp is sitting at about 67°F, which is a solid 4°F colder than average for this time of year – that's notably chilly, so a good 4/3 is the call if you're even thinking about getting wet.
There's a slight pulse of energy that shows up around Thursday the 27th of August. For the morning session, we might see some 1ft swell coming out of the ESE with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at 154, but the wave comment says it's just "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". It's clean with a light offshore breeze from the WNW, so it won't be messy, but don't expect any gems. This is the best we've got, and that's saying very little.
The rest of the run is even worse, with the swell dropping right back to nothing by the weekend of the 29th and 30th. Even with some glassy windows and offshore winds, there's just no wave to work with.
For this stretch, you're better off leaving the board in the car and taking a long walk. It's one of those blanks that's pretty standard for the area when the swell windows are this closed.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
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 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:41PM3.41m | 6:03AM3.13m | 6:20PM3.19m | 6:42AM2.97m | 7:02PM2.94m | 7:26AM2.79m | 7:50PM2.69m | 8:20AM2.63m | 8:55PM2.49m | 9:33AM2.53m | 10:24PM2.40m | 11:02AM2.54m | 11:52PM2.45m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.78m | 11:52PM0.81m | 12:01PM0.94m | 00:28AM1.02m | 12:42PM1.14m | 1:07AM1.24m | 1:29PM1.34m | 1:54AM1.44m | 2:33PM1.52m | 3:01AM1.60m | 4:07PM1.61m | 4:37AM1.66m | 5:43PM1.54m | ||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 229 | 153 | 90 | 65 | 69 | 53 | 51 | 54 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 35 | 53 | 28 | 153 | 7 | 10 | 128 | 33 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | W 8 | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | NW 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 98 | 289 | 191 | 227 | — | 204 | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 613 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 738 | 40 | 76 | 740 | 91 |
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