Pontal Surf Break

Lat Long: 14.26° S 38.99° W

Pontal WaveFinder

Issued: 8 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pontal sea temperature is
25.8°C
0.8° 

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


Pontal surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period, SSE swell with 208 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pontal this week:

The surf forecast for Pontal over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Pontal in the next 16 days are 0.6m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (-03) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 6AM (Sun 23rd Aug)2ft (0.6m) 6s
Best Surf12AM (Thu 27th Aug)1.5ft (0.5m) 17s
Most Powerful 3AM (Thu 27th Aug)2ft (0.6m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pontal over the next 16 days.


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