Xa Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.14° S 40.19° W

Xa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Xa sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.4° 

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


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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Xa at 11AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
NE
7
1
E
6
1.1
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
138
140
86
69
205
275
131
163
120
85
50
26
85
67
55
45
77
75
75
52
52
53
52
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:28AM0.96m
10:20PM0.92m
12:03PM1.04m
11:48PM1.01m
12:52PM1.15m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.55m
4:55PM0.72m
5:17AM0.50m
6:17PM0.63m
6:22AM0.40m
7:00PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
22
27
28
25
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
20
19
18
18
24
24
22
21
22
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
21
20
20
22
22
22
24
25
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