Surf Forecasts:
Ponta do Mangue surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, ESE swell with 207 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ponta do Mangue this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ponta do Mangue in the next 16 days are 1.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ponta do Mangue over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let me level with you – this is one of those outlooks where you might want to leave the board in the garage and take up a new hobby for a while. I’ve looked at every day from now through August 20th, and honestly, the surf gods are not smiling on Ponta do Mangue. We’ve got a solid 16-day window, but not one single day in that stretch scores higher than a zero out of ten. That’s a rare blank run for this area, and it’s about as discouraging as it gets.
The problem is relentless. For the first week, from Wednesday the 5th right through the following Tuesday the 11th, we’re stuck with weak, short-period swell coming mostly from the ESE or SE. Wave heights hover around 3 ft to 4 ft, but the period is a pathetic 7 to 10 seconds – that’s windswell, not groundswell. The combined wave energy is weak to moderate, ranging from 94 to 356 (that’s low to moderate energy). Worse still, the wind is almost always cross-onshore or straight onshore, from the E or ESE at 9 to 12 mph. It’s choppy, messy, and just plain ugly. Not a single clean moment.
The water temp is 79°, which is about average for this time of year – the anomaly is only +0.7°, so nothing unusual there. But that’s the only thing that’s average. The surf is consistently poor.
Things don’t improve in the second week. From Wednesday the 12th through Thursday the 20th, the swell direction swings around to the S and SSE, with periods finally getting up to 12 to 16 seconds – that’s proper groundswell, and some of those are even very long period. The wave heights stay small, though, mostly 2 ft to 4 ft. The combined energy does climb into the moderate to strong range on a few days – 488 on the 15th, 471 on the 16th, and even 589 on the 17th (strong wave energy). But here’s the kicker: every single one of those days is still marked as “poor surf conditions.” The wind? Still onshore or cross-onshore, with speeds picking up to 15 or 18 mph on the 17th. Gusty onshore winds and rain showers are the theme. It’s unsurfable.
Bottom line: there’s no standout, no hidden gem, no “if you time it right” moment. For a spot like Ponta do Mangue – which is a consistent break otherwise – this kind of dead stretch is unusual but not unheard of. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a full two weeks of no-go. Save your energy.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 131 | 196 | 93 | 66 | 169 | 83 | 159 | 104 | 96 | 183 | 101 | 88 | 104 | 93 | 59 | 160 | 107 | 122 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:26PM1.61m | 9:02AM1.62m | 9:39PM1.54m | 10:30AM1.57m | 11:05PM1.56m | 12:01PM1.62m | 00:24AM1.67m | 1:13PM1.75m | 1:27AM1.83m | 2:09PM1.89m | 2:19AM2.01m | 2:56PM2.01m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.56m | 3:24PM0.62m | 4:07AM0.58m | 4:58PM0.64m | 5:40AM0.50m | 6:21PM0.57m | 6:54AM0.34m | 7:25PM0.44m | 7:53AM0.17m | 8:15PM0.32m | 8:42AM0.03m | 9:00PM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 13 | ESE 8 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 204 | 96 | 84 | 75 | 57 | 98 | 8 | 91 | 93 | 57 | 93 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 59 | 61 | 45 | 45 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 9 | SSE 5 | S 10 | S 16 | S 7 | SSE 4 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 111 | 106 | 72 | 31 | 66 | 8 | 38 | 72 | 60 | 86 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 122 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | — | S 20 | S 8 | S 10 | S 15 | S 17 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 26 | 44 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 31 | 16 | — | 8 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 131 | 196 | 93 | 11 | 169 | 83 | 159 | 104 | 96 | 183 | 101 | 88 | 104 | 93 | 13 | 160 | 107 | 104 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1062 | 325 | 234 | 1084 | 1168 | 324 | 1467 | 1667 | 324 | 1655 | 1084 | 339 | 1084 | 448 | 1062 | 1062 | 502 | 325 | 2196 | 492 |
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