Praia Branca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 46.14° W

Praia Branca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia Branca sea temperature is
21.6°C
1.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Praia Branca today (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Branca at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (11 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
8
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
209
192
176
168
115
108
73
71
46
41
38
57
114
34
45
90
108
91
176
192
306
216
200
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
5
S
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:12AM1.28m
2:52PM1.19m
2:42AM1.32m
3:11PM1.17m
3:13AM1.32m
3:31PM1.15m
Low Tide
8:59AM-0.03m
9:03PM0.25m
9:25AM0.04m
9:21PM0.22m
9:47AM0.13m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
5
3
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
23
27
28
26
27
27
21
22
25
22
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
24
23
22
26
30
31
28
30
29
23
24
28
23
21
20
21
21
19
20
20
20
20
19
20
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