Surf Forecasts:
Ponta da Tataruga surf forecast from 2 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 3 Oct, 12PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 4 Oct, 12PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, E swell with 138 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 3 Oct, 12PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE 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 Saturday (Oct 03) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s is also forecast. 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 1.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 04) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 04) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Sat 3rd Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Sat 3rd Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Sun 4th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ponta da Tataruga over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 55 | 19 | 57 | 71 | 124 | 138 | 127 | 94 | 54 | 80 | 84 | 86 | 66 | 63 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:13PM0.72m | 8:58AM0.94m | 2:11PM0.92m | 8:50PM0.72m | 10:38AM1.01m | 1:40PM0.96m | 10:17PM0.82m | 11:44AM1.11m | 11:20PM0.97m | 12:25PM1.20m | 00:08AM1.12m | 12:59PM1.26m | 00:49AM1.25m | 1:30PM1.30m | 1:27AM1.35m | |||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.69m | 11:23PM0.37m | 4:35AM0.57m | 6:11PM0.60m | 5:34AM0.42m | 1:17PM0.96m | 6:43PM0.54m | 6:15AM0.28m | 7:09PM0.49m | 6:49AM0.17m | 7:29PM0.45m | 7:15AM0.10m | 7:41PM0.41m | 7:34AM0.08m | 7:40PM0.35m | |||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 8 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 5 | E 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 19 | 12 | 50 | 47 | 124 | 138 | 127 | 94 | 54 | 80 | 84 | 86 | 66 | 63 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 55 | 19 | 57 | 1 | 47 | 43 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | — | E 10 | — | SE 13 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | — | — | SSE 9 | E 13 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 8 | 10 | 16 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 29 | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | 19 | 21 | 71 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 27 |
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