Surf Forecasts:
Ponta da Fruta surf forecast from 21 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 23 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 22 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, E swell with 229 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 23 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ponta da Fruta this week:
The surf forecast for Ponta da Fruta over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 23) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ponta da Fruta in the next 16 days are 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 22) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 22) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Wed 23rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Wed 23rd Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Tue 22nd Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ponta da Fruta over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 15 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 227 | 229 | 4 | 30 | 70 | 131 | 114 | 100 | 82 | 74 | 138 | 173 | 173 | 99 | 57 | 54 | 37 | 52 | 51 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 00:11AM1.13m | 12:57PM1.25m | 00:48AM1.27m | 1:27PM1.35m | 1:21AM1.39m | 1:56PM1.43m | 1:53AM1.49m | 2:24PM1.48m | 2:25AM1.56m | 2:52PM1.49m | 2:59AM1.59m | 3:21PM1.47m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.54m | 6:35AM0.29m | 6:59PM0.44m | 7:10AM0.18m | 7:27PM0.34m | 7:42AM0.09m | 7:56PM0.26m | 8:14AM0.02m | 8:25PM0.18m | 8:46AM0.00m | 8:55PM0.13m | 9:19AM0.02m | 9:27PM0.11m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | — | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 229 | 202 | 30 | 186 | 131 | 114 | 100 | 72 | 74 | 98 | 93 | 69 | 52 | 62 | 63 | 37 | 52 | 51 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 70 | 104 | 99 | 86 | 64 | 72 | 46 | 173 | 173 | 99 | 57 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | S 6 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 82 | 54 | 138 | 29 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 6 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 227 | 34 | 103 | 254 | 321 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 212 | 18 | 79 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 3 | 81 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 105 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 0 |
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