Ponta dos Castelhanos Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.77° S 40.57° W

Ponta dos Castelhanos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta dos Castelhanos sea temperature is
23.1° C
0.1° 

Ponta dos Castelhanos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ponta dos Castelhanos today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta dos Castelhanos at 3AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

Table - waves today at Ponta dos Castelhanos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.4
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.8
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
146
138
203
123
102
124
102
103
12
12
12
12
11
45
84
24
22
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:33PM1.08m
6:44AM1.17m
7:24PM1.02m
8:01AM1.09m
8:38PM0.98m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.51m
1:15PM0.48m
1:29AM0.54m
2:32PM0.58m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
21
21
21
22
23
24
23
22
21
20
19
23
27
25
24
23
Feels °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
20
19
18
18
22
25
22
22
20
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