Surf Forecasts:
Ponta da Tataruga surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, SSE swell with 313 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ponta da Tataruga this week:
The surf forecast for Ponta da Tataruga over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ponta da Tataruga in the next 16 days are 1.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ponta da Tataruga over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, let’s talk Ponta da Tataruga. Honestly, it’s a slow 16 days. Most of it you can sleep through. The only real standout, and the one you want to pencil in, is the afternoon of Monday, August 24th.
We get a little pulse of groundswell that afternoon – about 3ft from the southeast, with a super long 15-second period. The combined energy ticks up to a moderate 262. The wind goes glassy out of the SSW, so it’s going to be clean. That’s the best call of the stretch. That long period means the waves will have some punch, but at a beach/point/pier break like this, it might look a little walled-up and straight at the beach. It’s better suited for a point or reef setup. It’s an intermediate wave, and crowds are listed as “sometimes,” so you might see a few others out, but nothing crazy.
Everything before that is a slog. From Tuesday the 18th through Sunday the 23rd, you’re looking at waves under 3ft, mostly weak energy (between 37 and 141), with cross or onshore winds messing things up. A couple mornings, like Friday the 21st, have clean offshore wind, but the swell is tiny – only about 2ft with a short period. Not worth the paddle.
After that Monday highlight, it fades fast. Tuesday the 25th has some glassy moments, but the swell drops to 2ft again. From Wednesday the 26th all the way through to Wednesday, September 2nd, it’s mostly tiny, weak, and messy. The water temp is about what you’d expect for the season.
So, keep your powder dry until that Monday the 24th afternoon glass-off. That’s your one real shot.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 136 | 108 | 76 | 72 | 41 | 40 | 4 | 37 | 44 | 71 | 313 | 82 | 23 | 23 | 119 | 76 | 80 | 171 | 301 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:13PM0.94m | 6:57AM0.97m | 6:56PM0.85m | 8:16AM0.89m | 3:35PM0.79m | 8:15PM0.78m | 4:21AM0.59m | 3:08PM0.78m | 9:53PM0.78m | 11:24AM0.96m | 11:16PM0.86m | 12:24PM1.07m | 00:13AM0.98m | 1:05PM1.18m | 00:56AM1.11m | ||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM0.37m | 11:08PM0.31m | 11:29AM0.50m | 11:50PM0.37m | 12:09PM0.63m | 6:01PM0.74m | 5:01AM0.59m | 1:12PM0.76m | 6:41PM0.65m | 6:06AM0.46m | 7:09PM0.56m | 6:44AM0.34m | 7:33PM0.48m | 7:14AM0.23m | 7:53PM0.42m | ||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 26 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 129 | 136 | 108 | 76 | 72 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 71 | 68 | 82 | 37 | 21 | 119 | 76 | 80 | 171 | 301 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 8 | SE 5 | E 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 4 | E 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 6 | SE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 41 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | NE 4 | SSW 2 | — | SSE 8 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | — | 19 | 1 | — | 313 | — | 14 | 23 | — | — | 6 | 18 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 12 | 90 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 53 | 0 | 237 | 63 | 27 | 130 | 92 | 63 | 0 | 38 |
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