Praia Brava Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.88° S 41.99° W

Praia Brava 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia Brava sea temperature is
22.3° C
0.1° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Brava at 5AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
1
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
1.7
ENE
6
1.9
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
490
468
425
347
341
330
75
74
248
169
184
187
141
139
134
127
191
252
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:08AM0.85m
2:12PM1.00m
1:41AM0.92m
2:42PM1.03m
Low Tide
7:27PM0.39m
7:28AM0.11m
8:00PM0.35m
8:06AM0.05m
8:31PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
19
19
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
23
23
23
21
Feels °C
19
20
20
19
18
17
19
19
19
19
17
17
17
18
20
21
20
17
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