Praia Grande Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.32° S 48.55° W

Praia Grande 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia Grande sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.9° 

Praia Grande 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 Grande today (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Grande at 8PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
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
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
136
140
140
111
105
82
80
74
74
57
41
42
42
41
39
40
27
26
26
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:14PM0.92m
6:58AM0.95m
6:57PM0.83m
8:16AM0.87m
3:39PM0.75m
8:14PM0.77m
Low Tide
10:59AM0.37m
11:11PM0.30m
11:33AM0.49m
11:54PM0.36m
12:14PM0.62m
5:49PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
25
27
28
26
25
25
21
19
21
20
18
19
18
18
18
19
20
21
20
20
Feels °C
26
28
30
27
26
27
21
19
22
20
18
20
19
20
19
22
20
21
21
20
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