Surf Forecasts:
Praia do Forte surf forecast from 14 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 20 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 19 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period, S swell with 1,018 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 16 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Praia do Forte this week:
The surf forecast for Praia do Forte over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Praia do Forte in the next 16 days are 1.7m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 19) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 14s period and expected on Friday (Jun 19) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Sat 20th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Fri 19th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praia do Forte over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 11 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | S 12 | ENE 6 | S 11 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 114 | 36 | 26 | 221 | 46 | 39 | 43 | 46 | 44 | 90 | 544 | 50 | 50 | 69 | 66 | 97 | 359 | 90 | 125 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:06AM0.89m | 3:30PM1.11m | 2:39AM0.91m | 4:16PM1.06m | 3:15AM0.94m | 5:02PM0.99m | 3:54AM0.96m | 5:46PM0.91m | 4:37AM0.95m | 6:30PM0.84m | 5:26AM0.93m | 7:18PM0.79m | 6:25AM0.87m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM0.32m | 8:49AM-0.03m | 9:39PM0.38m | 9:36AM-0.05m | 10:19PM0.43m | 10:24AM-0.03m | 10:58PM0.48m | 11:13AM0.02m | 11:37PM0.50m | 12:03PM0.10m | 00:21AM0.51m | 12:56PM0.19m | 1:11AM0.51m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 |
 | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 392 | 216 | 208 | 119 | 221 | 767 | 655 | 342 | 431 | 593 | 521 | 363 | 1344 | 1668 | 1308 | 1179 | 752 | 359 | 240 | 58 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 11 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 56 | 114 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 12 | 11 | 113 | 23 | 36 | 90 | 544 | 50 | 50 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 47 | 66 | 125 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | — | E 7 | — | E 9 | S 18 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 45 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 21 | — | 24 | — | 44 | 156 | 73 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 90 | 88 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | S 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 6 | 39 | 46 | 39 | 43 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 32 | 97 | 75 | 90 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 4 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 62 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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