Pontal surfForecast / Bahia – Sul / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 -03
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Pontal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pontal sea temperature is
28.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pontal today?

The current surf forecast for Pontal at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)--
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Pontal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.5
E
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)14147778888881281111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)393626474244515959654946394373736966838090908888
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
E
5
WSW
5
S
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
W
0
W
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglassononononcross-
on
glassoffglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11AM
2.09
3:29PM
2.18
3:48AM
2.09
4:12PM
2.13
4:27AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:03PM
-0.01
9:18AM
0.01
9:41PM
0.01
9:56AM
-0.02
10:20PM
0.09
10:38AM
0.01
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----5:41-------5:41-------5:43---
Sunset-------5:28-------5:27-------5:27
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C262625242327262726262625232728272726262523272828
Feels °C (?)272828272630282827282929263030293028292926313029
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