Ponta do Ouro Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.84° S 32.89° E

Ponta do Ouro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Ouro sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Ponta do Ouro today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Ouro at 3AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Ponta do Ouro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
778
778
685
647
544
523
454
445
435
355
348
340
289
289
243
238
232
193
189
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:58PM2.19m
6:07AM2.04m
6:27PM2.04m
6:35AM1.89m
6:55PM1.86m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.18m
12:15PM0.15m
00:34AM0.32m
12:44PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
17
17
20
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
22
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
19
18
20
18
17
17
21
20
20
21
21
20
19
19
23
22
22
23
21
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