Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.11° S 40.18° W

Nova Almeida 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nova Almeida sea temperature is
23.7°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Nova Almeida today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nova Almeida at 2PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (20 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
1
SE
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
196
75
159
73
73
102
75
74
74
98
98
104
161
164
158
206
202
191
184
187
187
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
NNE
0
WNW
0
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:35AM1.14m
11:25PM1.15m
12:13PM1.25m
00:08AM1.28m
12:47PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.43m
5:37PM0.57m
5:50AM0.32m
6:15PM0.46m
6:30AM0.22m
6:48PM0.35m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
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1
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Temp °C
21
22
22
23
21
21
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
22
23
23
21
22
24
23
23
23
24
23
23
24
25
23
25
25
24
24
24
24
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