Surf Forecasts:
Praia Mole surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 15 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, S swell with 379 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 15 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Praia Mole this week:
The surf forecast for Praia Mole over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Praia Mole in the next 16 days are 1.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praia Mole over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty checking in with the outlook for the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you; the first week or so is looking pretty grim. We're seeing a lot of onshore and cross-shore winds, plus some rain, and the swell is mostly short-period, disorganised slop. The wave energy is all over the place, but mostly pretty low at first.
Tuesday the 15th might offer a tiny window. Early morning at Praia Mole we’ve got a clean little 3ft wave from the southeast, with a light cross-offshore wind. The combined energy is only moderate (223), and it’s a short 8-second period, so it’s not going to be powerful, but it might be the only thing that’s not a complete mess. That’s your best bet for the first week, and it’s a pretty low bar.
We hit a weird one on Tuesday the 22nd of September. There’s a big swell coming in, 8ft from the south with a moderate energy reading (1389), but it’s predicted to be *too big* for Praia Mole. Wind is light cross-onshore, so that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The afternoon cleans up nicely, though, with a drop to 4ft and clean conditions.
The real standout, and the one to circle on your calendar, is Friday the 25th of September. The morning is looking prime. We’ve got a clean 4ft swell from the SSE, with a very long 13-second period and light cross-offshore wind. That’s proper groundswell energy (610), and it should be lining up well for this exposed sandbar. This is the best wave of the whole run. It's not huge, so it's good for a wide range of skill levels.
The rest of that week into the weekend stays small, with the swell fading but holding some clean conditions on the 27th with a 2ft, 12-second period, which is nice but small. Basically, if you can only surf one day, make it the morning of the 25th. Everything else is either blown out or too small to get excited about.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 12 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 125 | 253 | 62 | 96 | 94 | 112 | 88 | 80 | 257 | 223 | 131 | 132 | 99 | 81 | 158 | 90 | 97 | 76 | 55 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:33PM0.78m | 2:29AM0.91m | 2:51PM0.75m | 3:03AM0.87m | 3:10PM0.73m | 3:37AM0.81m | 3:28PM0.70m | 4:13AM0.74m | 3:46PM0.67m | 4:55AM0.65m | 4:01PM0.62m | 5:54AM0.56m | 12:38PM0.58m | 00:14AM0.34m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.25m | 9:12AM0.16m | 8:38PM0.21m | 9:19AM0.25m | 8:47PM0.18m | 9:16AM0.33m | 9:06PM0.18m | 9:14AM0.40m | 9:29PM0.20m | 9:12AM0.46m | 9:54PM0.26m | 8:52AM0.51m | 3:16PM0.57m | 10:21PM0.33m | |||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 22 | 111 | 62 | 33 | 94 | 112 | 66 | 80 | 257 | 223 | 121 | 57 | 69 | 81 | 158 | 90 | 97 | 76 | 55 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | E 8 | S 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 4 | E 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 100 | 88 | 61 | 57 | 41 | 131 | 64 | 94 | 74 | 52 | 56 | 37 | 6 | 12 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 8 | S 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 88 | 39 | 102 | 63 | 3 | 78 | 10 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 2 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 40 | 125 | 253 | 85 | 96 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 132 | 99 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 60 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 24 | 9 | 86 | 9 | 0 | 224 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 0 |
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