Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Grande today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Grande at 7PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praia Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 598 | 573 | 637 | 740 | 836 | 978 | 1357 | 1961 | 2898 | 3062 | 2844 | 2801 | 3134 | 3197 | 2939 | 2733 | 2319 | 2009 | 1765 | 1561 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:53PM0.89m | 00:21AM0.80m | 1:24PM0.97m | 00:56AM0.89m | 1:52PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.45m | 6:29AM0.18m | 7:06PM0.38m | 7:09AM0.09m | 7:36PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 598 | 573 | 637 | 740 | 836 | 978 | 1357 | 1961 | 2898 | 3062 | 2844 | 2801 | 3134 | 3197 | 2939 | 2733 | 2319 | 2009 | 1765 | 1561 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 667 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 23 | 16 | 24 | 29 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 66 | 57 | 57 | 109 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 66 | 66 | 28 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
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