Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 14.62° S 39.06° W

Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Norte sea temperature is
25.7° C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Norte today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norte at 5AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
191
285
327
327
311
226
215
186
159
163
168
172
121
121
155
155
127
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:07PM1.56m
7:36AM1.49m
7:54PM1.42m
8:41AM1.33m
Low Tide
1:18AM0.55m
1:41PM0.69m
2:18AM0.67m
2:53PM0.82m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
20
20
20
22
23
24
23
23
22
21
20
22
25
25
23
22
Feels °C
23
24
22
22
22
24
24
25
24
25
24
23
22
24
25
25
23
22
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