Vermelha Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.12° S 48.64° W

Vermelha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vermelha sea temperature is
18.9° C
0.4° 

Vermelha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Vermelha today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Vermelha at 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Vermelha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.6
S
8
2
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.4
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
11
1.9
S
11
2
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
21
222
160
316
576
1198
1411
1225
1026
963
864
858
1070
668
635
661
700
769
922
1190
1269
1920
2021
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
S
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:33AM0.28m
7:15AM0.41m
12:52PM0.54m
5:33PM0.43m
00:32AM0.31m
1:10PM0.58m
7:31PM0.38m
00:10AM0.36m
1:24PM0.61m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.26m
8:44AM0.40m
5:09PM0.43m
10:27PM0.29m
4:11AM0.22m
6:18PM0.38m
10:52PM0.36m
5:19AM0.15m
6:41PM0.33m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
17
19
18
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
12
11
11
10
10
9
12
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
17
17
14
14
16
13
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
8
8
9
8
8
7
10
11
10
8
7
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