Surf Forecasts:
Praia do Cerro surf forecast from 14 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 12PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 18 Nov, 12PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period, WNW swell with 16,789 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 14 Nov, 3PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Praia do Cerro this week:
The surf forecast for Praia do Cerro over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 14) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Praia do Cerro in the next 16 days are 5.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Monday (Nov 23) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Sat 14th Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 18ft (5.5m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 18ft (5.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praia do Cerro over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 320 | 243 | 147 | 128 | 222 | 231 | 637 | 632 | 802 | 1014 | 632 | 3989 | 14172 | 15889 | 11200 | 8291 | 5992 | 3732 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:06AM2.97m | 5:34PM2.62m | 5:50AM2.83m | 6:25PM2.50m | 6:45AM2.71m | 7:28PM2.43m | 7:51AM2.65m | 8:41PM2.43m | 9:02AM2.66m | 9:51PM2.53m | 10:07AM2.75m | 10:48PM2.70m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM1.16m | 11:23AM1.15m | 11:23PM1.29m | 12:10PM1.27m | 00:12AM1.41m | 1:10PM1.37m | 1:17AM1.50m | 2:23PM1.40m | 2:36AM1.50m | 3:34PM1.33m | 3:50AM1.41m | 4:33PM1.19m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — |
mm | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 171 | 320 | 243 | 147 | 49 | 222 | 231 | 637 | 632 | 198 | 1014 | 632 | 3989 | 14172 | 15889 | 11200 | 8291 | 5992 | 3732 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WNW 13 | W 9 | WNW 11 | NNW 12 | W 15 | NW 11 | NNW 14 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 228 | 89 | 91 | 73 | 31 | 43 | 126 | 14 | 4 | 75 | 40 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | WNW 12 | W 9 | WSW 9 | — | NNW 16 | N 11 | NNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 98 | 61 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 49 | 39 | 8 | — | 25 | 10 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 256 | — | — | — | 128 | — | — | — | — | 802 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 362 | 203 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 181 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 181 | 466 | 501 | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 501 |
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