Surf Forecasts:
Ponta dos Castelhanos surf forecast from 19 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 23 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 24 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period, SE swell with 211 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 21 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ponta dos Castelhanos this week:
The surf forecast for Ponta dos Castelhanos over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ponta dos Castelhanos in the next 16 days are 0.6m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 24) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 22) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Wed 23rd Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Thu 24th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ponta dos Castelhanos over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 57 | 54 | 73 | 113 | 101 | 103 | 181 | 210 | 186 | 30 | 159 | 89 | 87 | 155 | 116 | 211 | 191 | 104 | 136 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:21AM0.96m | 9:53PM0.86m | 11:46AM1.05m | 11:24PM0.95m | 12:26PM1.13m | 00:07AM1.07m | 12:57PM1.21m | 00:41AM1.18m | 1:24PM1.27m | 1:11AM1.29m | 1:51PM1.31m | 1:40AM1.38m | 2:17PM1.35m | 2:11AM1.45m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.77m | 4:36AM0.57m | 5:59PM0.68m | 5:44AM0.47m | 6:29PM0.60m | 6:26AM0.36m | 6:54PM0.52m | 7:01AM0.26m | 7:18PM0.44m | 7:32AM0.18m | 7:43PM0.38m | 8:02AM0.12m | 8:09PM0.32m | ||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | SE 11 | E 6 | E 7 | E 13 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 17 | 7 | 73 | 4 | 101 | 103 | 3 | 210 | 186 | 30 | 159 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 80 | 58 | 43 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | S 11 | ESE 14 | S 10 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 47 | 75 | 46 | 43 | 116 | 211 | 191 | 104 | 136 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 8 | ESE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 14 | ESE 12 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | S 11 | S 5 | SE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SE 7 | E 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 14 | — | 2 | 52 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 4 | E 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | E 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 54 | 9 | 113 | 28 | 24 | 181 | 220 | 164 | 225 | 302 | — | — | 155 | — | 139 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 64 | 41 | 71 | 64 | 41 | 41 | 124 | 124 | 37 | 124 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 58 | 0 |
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