Surf Forecasts:
Praia Cardoso surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 4 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period, S swell with 459 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Praia Cardoso this week:
The surf forecast for Praia Cardoso over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Praia Cardoso in the next 16 days are 1.4m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 7s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praia Cardoso over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get stuck into this one.
Right off the bat, we’ve got a bit of a slow start. The surf is small and the conditions are a bit ordinary for the first few days. Honestly, it’s not until the first week of August that things start to look like they’re waking up, and we don’t see a real standout until the second week of August.
Praia Cardoso is the only break on the cards, an exposed S-facing beach. The water temp is sitting right on 65°, which is bang on average for this time of year – nothing weird there.
The first real whisper of something decent comes on Monday the 4th of August. The morning is looking promising with a 5ft S swell, an 11-second period backing it up, and a clean cross-off wind from the NE. The energy is solid (511), and while the report says it’s a bit marginal on tide, for a surfer after a few days of small stuff, this is the first real chance to get a wave under your arm. The afternoon holds similar size, but the period drops a touch.
Then, we hit the real sweet spot. Monday the 11th of August is your target. The morning is magic: 6ft of S swell, but it’s a short period (7 seconds) so it’s going to be a bit punchy. The real winner here is the glassy, offshore wind from the WNW – it’s going to be as clean as a whistle. The energy is pumping (670) and the forecast says “expect very good surf conditions.” This is the one. For the more experienced crew, the afternoon has a bigger 8ft swell from the SSW, but that’s getting into expert-only territory with that same short period and a strong onshore wind.
The tail end of the run, Tuesday the 12th of August, still has a clean 6ft S swell in the morning with a cross-off wind, but it’s not the standout that Monday is.
So, overall: a long, flat-ish start, but the patience pays off. The best call is Monday morning, the 11th of August at Praia Cardoso. Get on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NE by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 16 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 116 | 192 | 138 | 85 | 58 | 81 | 121 | 229 | 169 | 82 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 65 | 219 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02AM0.57m | 2:44PM0.65m | 1:31AM0.62m | 3:02PM0.64m | 2:01AM0.66m | 3:20PM0.62m | 2:33AM0.67m | 3:41PM0.60m | 3:07AM0.67m | 4:06PM0.57m | 3:45AM0.64m | 4:33PM0.53m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM0.29m | 8:17AM-0.02m | 8:51PM0.28m | 8:53AM-0.04m | 9:20PM0.28m | 9:29AM-0.03m | 9:52PM0.28m | 10:07AM-0.01m | 10:29PM0.28m | 10:49AM0.04m | 11:10PM0.28m | 11:37AM0.11m | 11:59PM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
mm | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 |
| kJ | 69 | 56 | 192 | 138 | 85 | 58 | 81 | 89 | 229 | 169 | 82 | 33 | 18 | 202 | 134 | 134 | 99 | 86 | 84 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | ENE 7 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | S 13 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 93 | 116 | 61 | 44 | 23 | 22 | 40 | 121 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 65 | 219 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SE 10 | S 16 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 54 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | ESE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 5 | 40 | 143 | 337 | 410 | 432 | 444 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 178 | 160 | 175 | 222 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
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