Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.78° S 45.67° W

Praia da Baleia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia da Baleia sea temperature is
23.2°C
1.4° 

Praia da Baleia 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 da Baleia today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Baleia at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SSW
8
1.4
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
132
112
115
115
109
547
739
771
1091
902
828
676
663
673
661
564
522
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:14PM0.81m
7:10AM0.74m
11:43AM0.75m
6:23PM0.73m
11:59AM0.84m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.41m
9:12AM0.72m
3:16PM0.66m
3:28AM0.40m
4:37PM0.58m
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clear
rain showers
clear
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rain showers
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light rain
light rain
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1
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Temp °C
20
19
19
19
18
20
21
21
19
19
19
18
17
17
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
22
21
21
21
19
21
22
22
20
20
21
19
17
18
19
19
19
18
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