Surf Forecasts:
Praia de Garopaba surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period, S swell with 359 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE 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 Saturday (Jul 25) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 12s. 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 1.1m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praia de Garopaba over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for our local stretch at Praia de Garopaba. Water temp is sittin' at a pretty normal 66°, right on the money for this time of year.
Right off the bat, don't get your hopes up for the first few days. Saturday the 25th has some waist-high swell around 5ft from the southeast, with a decent bit of energy behind it (372), but it's a bit of a mess with onshore and cross-shore winds. It's not quite coming together. Things go pretty quiet and ordinary through Sunday and into Monday.
We've got a real dry spell here from Saturday the 25th all the way through to, well, most of the first week. There are just small, weak waves with poor winds. You might get a little window Monday morning the 27th, with a tiny 3ft southeast swell and glassy conditions, but it's nothing to write home about. Tuesday the 28th morning is a weird one – a 4ft swell from the north-northeast, but the period is a super short 5 seconds, so it'll be weak and crumbly despite the glassy wind. Not worth paddling out for.
The real standout, the one you've been waiting for, doesn't show up until Wednesday the 5th of August. That morning is looking like the gem of the whole 16-day run. We've got a clean 5ft easterly swell rolling in (549 energy), and the wind is dead calm, glassy as can be. That is the session to point for. For a beginner spot, 5ft is about the ceiling, but it's clean and lined up. It’s the only time in the whole forecast where everything clicks.
After that little taste, it gets messy again with cross-onshore winds and choppy, ordinary surf. The very tail end of the forecast, into the 8th and 9th of August, shows the swell sticking around a bit, around 4ft to 5ft from the east-northeast, but the wind is never clean. It's going to be a frustrating, bumpy ride. That Wednesday morning is your one and only golden window. Make the most of it.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 8 | S 12 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 275 | 286 | 192 | 132 | 86 | 76 | 70 | 51 | 80 | 46 | 66 | 83 | 74 | 86 | 51 | 82 | 158 | 355 | 303 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:41PM0.58m | 10:46PM0.43m | 1:51PM0.61m | 11:51PM0.48m | 1:59PM0.63m | 00:32AM0.53m | 2:13PM0.65m | 1:07AM0.59m | 2:32PM0.65m | 1:40AM0.64m | 2:55PM0.65m | 2:13AM0.67m | 3:20PM0.64m | 2:47AM0.69m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.35m | 6:25AM0.11m | 7:34PM0.32m | 7:10AM0.06m | 8:07PM0.30m | 7:50AM0.02m | 8:35PM0.29m | 8:26AM-0.01m | 9:03PM0.29m | 9:02AM-0.03m | 9:30PM0.29m | 9:37AM-0.02m | 10:00PM0.29m | ||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 293 | 275 | 235 | 165 | 105 | 76 | 76 | 59 | 51 | 38 | 44 | 36 | 53 | 54 | 41 | 38 | 41 | 158 | 355 | 303 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 125 | 286 | 192 | 132 | 31 | 76 | 70 | 42 | 35 | 24 | 66 | 83 | 74 | 86 | 51 | 82 | 40 | 29 | 10 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 32 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 86 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 46 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 22 | 75 | — | — | 17 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 27 | — | — | 54 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 29 |
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