Praia Brava Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.95° S 48.63° W

Praia Brava 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia Brava sea temperature is
19.3°C
0.2° 

Praia Brava 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 Brava today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Brava at 12PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
6
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
SE
18
0.8
SE
16
1
SE
15
1
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
343
336
288
444
471
239
190
147
119
101
100
106
151
90
165
314
97
77
159
366
438
404
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
ESE
15
SE
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:07PM0.85m
11:28PM0.75m
12:28PM0.94m
00:03AM0.87m
12:53PM1.00m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.24m
6:17PM0.40m
6:00AM0.14m
6:39PM0.33m
6:34AM0.06m
7:02PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
 mm
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
9
1
Temp °C
20
24
29
28
21
20
21
18
18
16
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
22
25
29
30
22
22
22
17
19
13
11
9
9
9
10
9
8
9
11
13
13
13
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