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Prainha Surf Forecast
/ Rio de Janeiro (47 surf breaks) /
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Prainha surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Prainha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Prainha sea temperature is
25.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Prainha today?
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 12AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
2197 | 1784 | 1423 | 1172 | 878 | 760 | 653 | 538 | 423 | 409 | 344 | 280 | 266 | 202 | 154 | 154 | 116 | 139 | 302 | 270 | 270 | 135 | 114 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:28PM0.88m | 3:54AM0.84m | 5:08PM0.82m | 4:31AM0.80m | 6:01PM0.77m | 5:20AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.41m | 11:08AM0.16m | 11:49PM0.46m | 12:07PM0.22m | 00:57AM0.50m | 1:19PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 31 |
26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 2197 | 1784 | 1423 | 1172 | 878 | 760 | 653 | 538 | 423 | 409 | 344 | 280 | 266 | 202 | 154 | 154 | 116 | 139 | 152 | 134 | 134 | 135 | 114 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 12 | — | 11 | 42 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 34 | — | — | 116 | 119 | 89 | 88 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 36 | 33 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 39 | 43 | — | — | 43 | — | 19 | 31 | 37 | — | — | 78 | 80 | — | 60 | 91 | — | 302 | 270 | 270 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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