| First storm formed | February 11 |
| Last storm dissipated | Ongoing |
| Strongest storm | Brett - 938 mb, 140 mph |
| Total depressions | 2 |
| Total storms | 2 |
| Hurricanes | 1 |
| Major hurricanes | 1 |
| Total damages | $1 billion (2015 USD) |
| Total fatalities | 65 |
The 2026 South Atlantic cyclone season has no official bounds, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the Southern Atlantic Ocean during April and November.
Seasonal forecasts[]
| Source | Date | Named
storms |
Hurricanes | Major
hurricanes | |
| NOAA | December 31, 2025 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
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| Actual activity | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Season Summary[]
Storms[]
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Cyclone Agatha[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Duration | February 11 – February 15 | ||
| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) | ||
Cyclone Brett[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Duration | March 29 – April 7 | ||
| Peak intensity | 140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) 938 mbar (hPa) | ||
Timeline[]
Storm names[]
The following names will be used to name tropical and subtropical cyclones in the 2026 season.
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Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
| ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.00 | Storm | 12 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 2 | 0.00 | Storm | 13 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 3 | 0.00 | Storm | 14 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 4 | 0.00 | Storm | 15 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 5 | 0.00 | Storm | 16 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 6 | 0.00 | Storm | 17 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 7 | 0.00 | Storm | 18 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 8 | 0.00 | Storm | 19 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 9 | 0.00 | Storm | 20 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 10 | 0.00 | Storm | 21 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 11 | 0.00 | Storm | 22 | 0.00 | Storm |
| Total=0.0 | |||||
ACE is the result of a storm's winds multiplied by how long it lasted for, so storms or subtropical storms (Originally not included up until 2012) that at lasted a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have higher ACE totals. Tropical Depressions are not included in season total.
Season effects[]
This is a table of the storms and their effects in the 2026 South Atlantic cyclone season. This table includes the storm's names, duration, peak intensity, Areas affected (bold indicates made landfall in that region at least once), damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave or a low. All of the damage figures are in 2014 USD (the listed damage figure is in millions).
| Storm name | Dates active | Storm category
at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind
mph (km/h) |
Min.press.(mbar) | Areas affected | Damage (millions USD) | Deaths
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agatha | February 11 – February 15 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 996 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Brett | March 29 – April 7 | Category 4 hurricane | 140 (220) | 938 | Brazil | 1,000 | 65 |