Surf Forecasts:
Ponta da Pinheira surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, NE swell with 108 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ponta da Pinheira this week:
The surf forecast for Ponta da Pinheira over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s is also forecast. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 12s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ponta da Pinheira in the next 16 days are 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ponta da Pinheira over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Ponta da Pinheira over the next couple of weeks, and I’ll be straight with you – it’s mostly a waiting game.
The overall pattern is pretty flat and quiet. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing much happening, with only a few brief moments that might get you wet. The water temp is sitting at about 65°F, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
The first recommendation doesn’t pop up until the morning of Thursday, July 30. That’s a full three days of flat, start-of-period gap. On Thursday morning, we finally see a little pulse of S swell at 2 feet with a 10-second period. The combined energy is weak (91). The standout here is the wind: it’s dead calm, glassy. The break itself is a point, so it’s a setup that can handle that long-period groundswell, but the swell is tiny. It’s surfable but very ordinary. Crowds are only *sometimes* a problem, so you might have it quiet.
After that, it dries up again. The next whisper of something comes on the morning of Tuesday, August 4. A tickle of E swell at 2 feet, again glassy, but combined energy is still weak (56). It’s another surfable-but-ordinary moment. Nothing to get excited about.
Then, on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 4, we get a bit of a spike. A SSE swell at 3 feet, with a period of 11 seconds, pushes the combined energy into moderate territory (235). That’s the biggest energy we’ll see in the whole forecast. But the wind is a gentle cross-onshore from the NNE at 9 mph, which chops it up. It’s a letdown – the swell is there, but the conditions spoil it. The south direction is not ideal for the optimum east swell direction this spot likes.
The rest of the window is a write-off. There are a few glassy moments in early August, like the morning of Wednesday, August 5 and Sunday, August 9, but the swell is pathetic (1 feet to 2 feet) with very weak energy. The afternoon of Saturday, August 8 has a clean offshore wind (WSW, 6 mph) and a 2-foot E swell, but it’s still just ankle-biters.
If you’re desperate, the Thursday, July 30 morning glass-off is your best bet for the entire 16 days, but keep your expectations low. It’s a long, quiet spell for the area.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 11 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 88 | 9 | 68 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 49 | 26 | 46 | 108 | 32 | 28 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:14AM0.79m | 2:14PM0.92m | 1:45AM0.85m | 2:42PM0.93m | 2:15AM0.91m | 3:09PM0.93m | 2:45AM0.94m | 3:38PM0.92m | 3:18AM0.96m | 4:08PM0.90m | 3:54AM0.94m | 4:41PM0.85m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04PM0.35m | 7:50AM0.06m | 8:28PM0.34m | 8:23AM0.02m | 8:51PM0.33m | 8:56AM0.01m | 9:16PM0.33m | 9:28AM0.01m | 9:41PM0.33m | 10:00AM0.05m | 10:07PM0.34m | 10:35AM0.11m | 10:33PM0.35m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 51 | 32 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 11 | ESE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 108 | 8 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 16 | 4 | 68 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | ENE 6 | NNW 3 | ENE 7 | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 49 | 3 | 46 | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 46 | 19 | 38 | 198 | 19 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
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