Praia do Frances Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.76° S 35.82° W

Praia do Frances 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Praia do Frances sea temperature is
27.0°C
1.1° 

Praia do Frances surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Praia do Frances today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia do Frances at 6AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.1
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
0.8
S
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.2
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
210
204
199
90
93
79
151
74
76
65
84
86
76
152
199
194
119
256
117
112
103
80
112
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:27PM1.37m
11:43AM1.38m
11:57PM1.48m
12:43PM1.53m
00:50AM1.65m
1:23PM1.69m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.74m
5:58PM0.80m
6:30AM0.61m
6:49PM0.67m
7:14AM0.46m
7:27PM0.52m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
25
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25
26
26
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25
24
24
24
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26
26
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26
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Feels °C
24
25
23
24
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
24
25
26
25
26
26
26
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