Surf Break

Lat Long: 2.76° S 41.79° W

Pontal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pontal sea temperature is
27.8°C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Pontal today (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pontal at 6AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
142
167
144
163
167
139
192
165
165
151
144
158
167
208
183
165
136
136
132
139
132
147
192
Wind (km/h)
35
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
30
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
40
E
40
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
NE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-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
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:57PM2.78m
3:14AM3.01m
3:39PM2.99m
3:56AM3.14m
4:16PM3.15m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.58m
9:10PM0.62m
9:37AM0.42m
9:54PM0.40m
10:14AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
25
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
25
23
23
25
26
25
23
24
24
24
22
24
25
25
24
24
25
24
25
26
25
25
24
25
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