Surf Forecasts:
Praia Brava surf forecast from 20 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 25 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 26 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, SSW swell with 1,852 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 20 Jun, 3PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S 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 Saturday (Jun 20) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Praia Brava in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 26) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 21) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Sat 20th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Thu 25th Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Fri 26th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praia Brava over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | E 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 681 | 409 | 206 | 62 | 151 | 113 | 227 | 203 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 90 | 244 | 333 | 668 | 792 | 597 | 704 | 1009 | 530 | 331 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:18PM0.79m | 6:25AM0.87m | 8:13PM0.76m | 7:44AM0.82m | 9:15PM0.75m | 9:32AM0.80m | 10:16PM0.76m | 11:06AM0.82m | 11:08PM0.78m | 12:10PM0.86m | 11:54PM0.80m | 1:00PM0.91m | 00:35AM0.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.19m | 1:12AM0.51m | 1:52PM0.28m | 2:12AM0.48m | 2:53PM0.36m | 3:19AM0.44m | 3:59PM0.40m | 4:25AM0.37m | 5:05PM0.42m | 5:24AM0.30m | 6:04PM0.41m | 6:14AM0.23m | 6:54PM0.40m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | E 9 | S 8 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 681 | 409 | 206 | 79 | 151 | 113 | 227 | 160 | 80 | 71 | 103 | 90 | 244 | 333 | 668 | 792 | 597 | 704 | 1009 | 530 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 11 | SSW 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 59 | 80 | 133 | 3 | 44 | 78 | 74 | 70 | 198 | 170 | 169 | 150 | 92 | 111 | 25 | 269 | 331 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | SE 10 | SW 6 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 8 | SSE 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | — | ENE 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 62 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 11 | 76 | 68 | 63 | 60 | 32 | 145 | 54 | — | 19 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 3 | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 31 | 103 | 16 | 26 | — | — | 203 | 52 | 202 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | 92 | 124 | 4 | 287 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 50 | 20 | 311 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4 |
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