Portao Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.72° S 38.52° W

Portao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portao sea temperature is
27.3°C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Portao today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Portao at 8AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
114
80
64
67
85
86
95
126
145
155
176
160
130
126
114
135
171
151
151
112
112
76
88
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:02AM2.36m
8:16PM2.39m
8:51AM2.19m
9:06PM2.24m
9:51AM2.01m
Low Tide
1:45AM0.08m
2:02PM0.29m
2:32AM0.20m
2:49PM0.45m
3:29AM0.36m
3:50PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:34
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
24
27
29
28
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
25
26
26
27
28
28
26
26
Feels °C
28
27
26
27
28
28
27
27
25
25
24
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
25
27
27
28
28
27
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