Porto de Galinhas Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.50° S 35.00° W

Porto de Galinhas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porto de Galinhas sea temperature is
27.3°C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Porto de Galinhas today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Porto de Galinhas at 11AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Porto de Galinhas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
1
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)
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
0.9
S
11
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
242
235
230
228
193
193
186
196
202
212
206
181
185
176
257
297
306
306
291
250
238
256
544
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:44AM1.42m
00:00AM1.54m
12:48PM1.57m
00:56AM1.72m
1:29PM1.74m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.78m
5:56PM0.85m
6:34AM0.66m
6:51PM0.71m
7:19AM0.51m
7:31PM0.56m
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
27
28
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
26
25
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