Nova Almeida Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.11° S 40.18° W

Nova Almeida 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nova Almeida sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nova Almeida at 6AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
S
9
1.6
ENE
5
0.1
SE
11
0.6
N
4
0.1
S
12
0.7
N
4
0.8
E
7
1
NNE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
163
163
110
13
6
149
5
13
5
14
60
48
143
240
8
8
4
4
9
17
16
17
23
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:19AM0.99m
8:15PM0.94m
10:28AM0.96m
10:20PM0.92m
12:03PM1.04m
Low Tide
1:34AM0.51m
2:22PM0.70m
3:19AM0.55m
4:55PM0.72m
5:17AM0.50m
6:17PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
21
25
25
23
21
21
20
19
22
27
28
25
22
22
21
20
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
20
19
19
20
23
22
20
20
21
19
18
19
24
25
22
22
23
19
18
20
19
19
19
19
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