Surf Forecasts:
Sororoca surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 20 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with 247 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sororoca this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Sororoca in the next 16 days are 1.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sororoca over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Sororoca over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, it's a grim picture, I gotta be honest with you. This reef rarely breaks as it is, and for this whole run, we're looking at a flat spell with nothing but onshore junk.
The water's sitting at 81° right now, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only thing that's not a letdown.
We kick off on the 16th of September, but don't get your hopes up. Swell is a tiny 3ft from the ESE with a short, weak period of 8 seconds. The wind is a steady cross-onshore out of the SE at 15 mph, just chopping everything up. The combined energy is weak at 149. It's poor surf, and the score reflects it.
That's the story all the way through. Wednesday the 16th, Thursday the 17th, Friday the 18th – all the same. The swell stays between 3ft and 5ft, but that wind never lets up. It's cross-onshore or cross-shore the whole time, mostly from the SE or ESE. The period is short, mostly 6 to 8 seconds, so no power behind it.
By the 23rd of September, the swell drops right off to 2ft. The period stretches out to 12 seconds, which is a groundswell, but with that surf height, it’s barely a ripple. And it’s still cross-onshore.
There's a gap here of nothing worthwhile for over a week. We finally get a slight change around the 28th of September with the wind going straight onshore. Swell is 4ft from the E, period 7 seconds. The combined energy jumps up to a moderate 255, but with onshore wind and a short period, it’s just messy.
This whole 16-day run is a write-off. Honestly, for this area, a blank stretch isn't that unusual given it rarely breaks. If you're absolutely desperate, maybe the 28th has the least-bad look, but I wouldn't paddle out. This setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer – the cross-shore wind days with 5ft waves might give them something to play with. For us, it’s a hard pass.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 85 | 120 | 101 | 97 | 130 | 165 | 218 | 161 | 246 | 220 | 159 | 186 | 191 | 156 | 165 | 171 | 181 | 212 | 212 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.80m | 7:38AM1.62m | 7:54PM1.64m | 8:38AM1.46m | 9:03PM1.51m | 10:15AM1.39m | 10:46PM1.49m | 11:57AM1.45m | 00:12AM1.60m | 12:59PM1.59m | 1:07AM1.76m | 1:39PM1.75m | 1:46AM1.94m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.56m | 1:25AM0.56m | 1:38PM0.72m | 2:23AM0.71m | 2:43PM0.86m | 3:53AM0.80m | 4:26PM0.92m | 5:33AM0.78m | 5:58PM0.85m | 6:41AM0.66m | 6:55PM0.72m | 7:26AM0.52m | 7:37PM0.57m | ||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
 | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 | NNE 12 | N 10 | SE 9 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 12 | NNE 11 | N 14 | NE 14 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | E 12 | N 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 13 | E 10 | N 16 | N 15 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NE 13 | N 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | — | N 13 | N 8 | S 14 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 123 | 85 | 120 | 101 | 97 | 130 | 165 | 218 | 161 | 246 | 220 | 159 | 186 | 191 | 156 | 165 | 171 | 181 | 212 | 212 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 829 | 1662 | 1662 | 1662 | 1662 | 1662 | 1637 | 2160 | 1596 | 1596 | 1596 | 1574 | 1574 | 1574 | 1574 | 842 | 1596 | 1027 | 829 | 1981 | 1596 |
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