Poxim Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.91° S 35.94° W

Poxim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Poxim at 3AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.4
S
11
1.8
SE
8
1.2
S
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
588
511
493
373
338
831
346
353
445
418
408
408
336
294
285
180
151
162
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:28PM1.70m
7:55AM1.63m
8:15PM1.55m
8:57AM1.46m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.60m
2:04PM0.72m
2:38AM0.73m
3:13PM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
25
24
23
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
22
22
23
24
23
24
25
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