Poxim Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.91° S 35.94° W

Poxim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Poxim sea temperature is
26.9° C
1.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Poxim today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Poxim at 8AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
1
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)
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
2.1
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.4
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.7
ESE
8
2
SE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
915
792
670
660
560
510
1302
1652
721
699
617
604
699
680
664
687
588
519
451
506
394
607
400
291
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:30AM2.02m
6:50PM1.85m
7:09AM1.82m
7:28PM1.70m
7:55AM1.63m
8:15PM1.55m
Low Tide
12:42PM0.38m
00:55AM0.46m
1:19PM0.56m
1:39AM0.60m
2:04PM0.72m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:21
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
24
24
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
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