Surf Forecasts:
Ponta Negra surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, ESE swell with 336 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ponta Negra this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ponta Negra in the next 16 days are 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 13s period and expected on Monday (Sep 14) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ponta Negra over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, let's be real about Ponta Negra for the next couple of weeks. It's not looking good. The biggest problem is the wind – it's just blowing from the southeast and east-southeast, and it's always a cross-onshore breeze. That's going to make everything choppy and messy.
Right now, Monday and Tuesday, we've got a bit of swell at 4ft, but the period is short, and it's just going to be bumpy. The water is 81°F, about average for this time of year, so that's not an issue.
For the entire forecast window, there really isn't a day to get excited about. The swell energy is moderate, but the wind is just constantly on it. It's going to be a lot of whitewater and not much else. We do see the swell pick up later in the period, getting to 5ft or even 6ft, but it's still that same cross-on breeze. By the final Tuesday, we see 6ft waves, but for an expert only kind of size, and it'll still be rough.
There are no standouts here. No clean windows, no proper offshore winds. This is a frustrating forecast. For anyone learning, the smaller days are your only option, but even then the conditions are poor. With all this wind and the swell direction, it might be more of a kitesurfing week than a surfing week.
I'm not going to sugarcoat it: this is a blank run. Hopefully, the models are wrong, but as it stands, you'd be better off doing something else.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 79 | 127 | 175 | 186 | 210 | 238 | 222 | 231 | 303 | 250 | 287 | 327 | 300 | 292 | 226 | 215 | 232 | 159 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:43AM2.13m | 2:20PM2.07m | 2:32AM2.31m | 3:02PM2.21m | 3:15AM2.43m | 3:41PM2.30m | 3:54AM2.48m | 4:18PM2.34m | 4:32AM2.46m | 4:52PM2.32m | 5:08AM2.36m | 5:26PM2.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.20m | 8:20PM0.31m | 8:51AM0.07m | 9:03PM0.18m | 9:31AM-0.01m | 9:42PM0.10m | 10:08AM-0.02m | 10:19PM0.07m | 10:42AM0.02m | 10:55PM0.09m | 11:16AM0.12m | 11:30PM0.16m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NNE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 10 | SE 9 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 61 | 55 | 38 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 19 | 41 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | E 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 8 | N 14 | N 13 | N 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 13 | NNE 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 43 | 40 | 1 | 38 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | E 16 | S 10 | N 16 | N 16 | N 14 | N 7 | ESE 14 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | N 8 | S 11 | N 10 | SE 17 | N 10 | N 9 | N 13 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 79 | 127 | 175 | 186 | 210 | 238 | 222 | 231 | 303 | 250 | 287 | 327 | 300 | 292 | 226 | 215 | 232 | 159 | 231 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1021 | 1030 | 1610 | 1061 | 1610 | 1610 | 56 | 1610 | 1610 | 1610 | 862 | 2014 | 1716 | 862 | 1632 | 2033 | 2012 | 1698 | 19 |
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