Surf Forecasts:
Praia de Garopaba surf forecast from 14 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 27 Nov, 12PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 30 Nov, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period, SSE swell with 522 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 19 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Praia de Garopaba this week:
The surf forecast for Praia de Garopaba over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 19) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.9m and 7s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Praia de Garopaba in the next 16 days are 1.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 30) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 29) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Thu 19th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Fri 27th Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Mon 30th Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praia de Garopaba over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 320 | 205 | 183 | 155 | 188 | 189 | 120 | 254 | 282 | 163 | 214 | 259 | 186 | 159 | 138 | 107 | 149 | 132 | 113 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:35PM0.54m | 10:04PM0.18m | 5:08AM0.51m | 4:22PM0.52m | 6:18AM0.47m | 5:22PM0.48m | 11:09AM0.53m | 6:41PM0.46m | 11:23AM0.56m | 8:48PM0.46m | 11:42AM0.59m | 10:47PM0.52m | 12:04PM0.60m | 11:40PM0.59m | ||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.18m | 7:57AM0.44m | 1:21PM0.43m | 1:08AM0.18m | 8:04AM0.46m | 2:23PM0.41m | 2:16AM0.16m | 3:20PM0.36m | 3:17AM0.14m | 4:12PM0.31m | 4:14AM0.11m | 4:59PM0.25m | 5:09AM0.09m | 5:42PM0.20m | ||||||
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 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — |
 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 25 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 243 | 205 | 183 | 152 | 69 | 189 | 120 | 171 | 222 | 163 | 214 | 259 | 186 | 159 | 138 | 107 | 149 | 132 | 113 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | SSE 11 | SE 7 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 17 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 15 | 176 | 155 | 14 | 39 | 41 | 69 | 42 | 76 | 118 | 96 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 82 | 43 | 36 | 36 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 16 | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 25 | — | — | — | 14 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 320 | — | — | — | 188 | — | — | 254 | 282 | 22 | 48 | 31 | 26 | — | 91 | — | 1 | — | — | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 430 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
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