Surf Forecasts:
Sao Jose do Norte surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 18 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, E swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, ENE swell with 366 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 18 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sao Jose do Norte this week:
The surf forecast for Sao Jose do Norte over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Sao Jose do Norte in the next 16 days are 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 3PM. 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 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sao Jose do Norte over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 108mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 151 | 112 | 55 | 83 | 58 | 161 | 106 | 85 | 123 | 190 | 190 | 123 | 162 | 125 | 64 | 218 | 366 | 89 | 64 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:55AM0.24m | 8:35AM0.13m | 3:45PM0.32m | 8:52PM0.62m | 9:28AM0.15m | 4:18PM0.27m | 9:53PM0.62m | 10:20AM0.18m | 4:53PM0.22m | 10:51PM0.59m | 11:11AM0.23m | 5:27PM0.19m | 11:48PM0.55m | 12:02PM0.28m | 00:43AM0.49m | 5:06AM0.31m | 12:53PM0.33m | 6:29PM0.16m | 6:31AM0.29m | 1:44PM0.37m | |
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.24m | 5:26AM-0.03m | 4:37PM0.32m | 6:18AM-0.03m | 12:18PM0.02m | 7:06AM-0.01m | 1:18PM0.04m | 6:26PM0.20m | 7:52AM0.03m | 2:21PM0.07m | 7:20PM0.16m | 8:37AM0.07m | 3:27PM0.11m | 8:15PM0.12m | 4:46AM0.31m | 4:41PM0.14m | 9:12PM0.10m | 5:15AM0.28m | |||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 33 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 128 | 151 | 112 | 55 | 83 | 58 | 89 | 106 | 85 | 123 | 190 | 190 | 123 | 162 | 125 | 64 | 13 | 7 | 89 | 64 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | ESE 11 | S 13 | E 8 | ESE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 16 | SE 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 6 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 18 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 9 | SSE 8 | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 23 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NNE 3 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 27 | 3 | 93 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 161 | 41 | 52 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 218 | 366 | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 257 | 241 | 255 | 255 | 227 | 0 | 245 | 295 | 318 | 0 | 276 | 245 | 227 | 245 | 252 |
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