Nordestão Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.17° S 34.91° W

Nordestão 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nordestão sea temperature is
26.7° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Nordestão today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nordestão at 6AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
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
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SE
9
2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
758
637
627
521
506
421
414
314
425
217
283
281
262
275
290
355
430
421
411
439
623
684
562
586
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:43AM2.08m
7:04PM1.92m
7:23AM1.87m
7:44PM1.77m
8:10AM1.67m
8:33PM1.62m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.40m
1:09AM0.48m
1:32PM0.57m
1:55AM0.62m
2:19PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
24
26
26
26
24
24
24
23
23
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
25
25
25
24
26
25
26
26
27
27
25
26
26
26
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
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