Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 8PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 344 | 361 | 397 | 336 | 284 | 237 | 217 | 172 | 138 | 113 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 118 | 114 | 99 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:51PM0.70m | 5:35AM0.71m | 5:10PM0.65m | 6:41AM0.62m | 2:35PM0.59m | 5:13PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.37m | 10:09PM0.28m | 10:17AM0.45m | 10:46PM0.32m | 10:20AM0.53m | 3:15PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 344 | 361 | 397 | 336 | 284 | 237 | 217 | 172 | 138 | 113 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 118 | 114 | 99 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 11 | S 4 | S 10 | SE 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 7 | 14 | 57 | 38 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | SE 13 | — | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 51 | 45 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 87 | 20 | 38 |
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