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Surf forecast Cacimba do Padre today

Waves, swell and wind at Cacimba do Padre (Fernando de Noronha, Brazil) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.

Right now

Waves1.8 m7 s · from SE
Swell1.4 m5 s · from SE
Wind26 km/hfrom ESE · gusts 32 · offshore
Water27.2 °C

Small offshore. The swell comes from behind this beach, so the surf is smaller than the open-sea numbers.

Cacimba do Padre surf forecast, next 3 days

  • Flat
  • Small
  • Fun
  • Good
  • Big

Saturday 24 October

Small Best window 17:00–18:00: small, offshore.

Sunday 25 October

Small Best window 15:00–18:00: small, offshore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
06:001.6 m · 8 s SE1.2 m · 6 s SE18–24 km/h ESE offshore
09:001.5 m · 8 s SE1.2 m · 6 s SE22–28 km/h ESE offshore
12:001.5 m · 8 s SE1.2 m · 5 s ESE19–25 km/h ESE offshore
15:001.5 m · 8 s SE1.1 m · 5 s ESE17–23 km/h ESE offshore

Monday 26 October

Small Best window 06:00–09:00: small, offshore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
06:001.3 m · 9 s ESE0.9 m · 5 s ESE18–23 km/h E offshore
09:001.3 m · 8 s ESE0.9 m · 6 s ESE20–25 km/h E offshore
12:001.2 m · 8 s ESE0.9 m · 6 s ESE19–25 km/h ESE offshore
15:001.2 m · 8 s ESE0.8 m · 5 s ESE20–25 km/h ESE offshore

Tuesday 27 October

Small Best window 06:00–09:00: small, offshore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
06:001.2 m · 7 s E0.9 m · 5 s ESE25–32 km/h ESE offshore
09:001.2 m · 7 s E0.8 m · 5 s ESE25–33 km/h ESE offshore
12:001.2 m · 7 s E0.9 m · 5 s ESE23–31 km/h ESE offshore
15:001.2 m · 7 s E0.8 m · 6 s ESE23–30 km/h ESE offshore

Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.

Forecast for Sat 17:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC

Waves map around Cacimba do Padre

Open the waves map centred on Cacimba do Padre

Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.

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Questions

Is there surf at Cacimba do Padre today?
Small: waves 1.8 m at 7 s from SE, swell 1.4 m · 5 s SE (Sat 17:00).
Is the wind offshore at Cacimba do Padre?
Wind 26 km/h from ESE: offshore for a beach facing NW.
When is the best time to surf Cacimba do Padre today?
17:00–18:00 (small, offshore)
How warm is the water at Cacimba do Padre?
27.2 °C
Where do the numbers come from?
The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Cacimba do Padre, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.