Praia Cardoso Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.61° S 48.82° W

Praia Cardoso 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia Cardoso sea temperature is
19.5°C
1.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Praia Cardoso today (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Cardoso at 3AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
10
10
10
9
9
9
5
5
217
257
257
251
239
198
142
18
21
22
22
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
E
5
NE
5
NNE
15
NE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
NNE
15
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:17PM0.35m
12:28PM0.64m
6:55PM0.42m
11:31PM0.41m
12:53PM0.60m
11:17PM0.48m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.32m
3:42AM0.13m
5:12PM0.41m
9:41PM0.40m
4:43AM0.12m
5:32PM0.35m
5:34AM0.12m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
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6:35
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1
10
7
14
1
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4
7
7
16
4
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Temp °C
21
22
22
22
21
22
23
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
21
24
25
23
22
23
24
23
22
22
20
20
21
22
24
23
23
23
21
20
19
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