Praia Brava Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.88° S 41.99° W

Praia Brava 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia Brava sea temperature is
22.2° 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 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. 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 27°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.6
ENE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
NE
7
0.8
S
12
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
330
75
74
248
171
184
187
141
139
132
127
171
231
205
184
188
187
187
180
134
162
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
NNE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:12PM1.00m
1:41AM0.92m
2:42PM1.03m
2:11AM0.99m
3:10PM1.04m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.11m
8:00PM0.35m
8:06AM0.05m
8:31PM0.32m
8:41AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
23
23
22
21
20
20
21
22
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
19
18
19
19
20
19
18
17
18
17
21
21
19
17
17
18
20
21
26
25
26
25
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