Surf Forecasts:
Praia Brava surf forecast from 11 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 16 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 16 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period, S swell with 855 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 12 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Praia Brava this week:
The surf forecast for Praia Brava over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 12) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Praia Brava in the next 16 days are 1.7m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 14s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 18) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Fri 12th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praia Brava over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 76 | 64 | 61 | 195 | 109 | 94 | 125 | 76 | 73 | 52 | 40 | 38 | 200 | 855 | 44 | 167 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:24AM0.88m | 12:59PM1.05m | 1:00AM0.87m | 1:52PM1.10m | 1:33AM0.87m | 2:42PM1.12m | 2:06AM0.89m | 3:30PM1.11m | 2:39AM0.91m | 4:16PM1.06m | 3:15AM0.94m | 5:02PM0.99m | 3:54AM0.96m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.23m | 6:30AM0.19m | 7:16PM0.24m | 7:17AM0.09m | 8:08PM0.27m | 8:03AM0.02m | 8:55PM0.32m | 8:49AM-0.03m | 9:39PM0.38m | 9:36AM-0.05m | 10:19PM0.43m | 10:24AM-0.03m | 10:58PM0.48m | 11:13AM0.02m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 |
 | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | 5:09 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 150 | 56 | 64 | 57 | 85 | 109 | 57 | 125 | 698 | 595 | 346 | 266 | 206 | 200 | 19 | 581 | 253 | 380 | 563 | 521 | 1265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 90 | 76 | 30 | 18 | 28 | 101 | 94 | 26 | 76 | 73 | 52 | 40 | 38 | 81 | 9 | 44 | 93 | 90 | 89 | 28 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 14 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | S 18 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 76 | 38 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 29 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 161 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 111 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SW 2 | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 4 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | SE 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 195 | — | 2 | — | — | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | 855 | — | 167 | — | — | 86 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 156 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 7 | 12 | 74 | 7 | 7 |
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