Praia da Baleia Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.78° S 45.67° W

Praia da Baleia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia da Baleia sea temperature is
21.3° C
1.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia da Baleia at 6AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
E
7
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
322
283
308
300
365
397
451
453
392
488
428
266
318
318
218
368
417
466
163
155
127
121
164
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:04AM1.20m
4:31PM1.02m
4:37AM1.13m
4:52PM0.97m
5:12AM1.03m
5:14PM0.92m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.18m
10:37PM0.31m
11:11AM0.30m
10:58PM0.31m
11:29AM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
22
25
25
21
20
20
20
20
24
26
25
22
22
22
22
22
28
31
29
26
25
Feels °C
23
23
22
25
26
27
23
21
21
22
22
27
28
28
24
23
23
23
22
30
32
30
27
25
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