Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.37° S 48.53° W

Prainha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha sea temperature is
19.0°C
1.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Prainha today (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
245
217
213
213
182
187
196
195
196
169
181
144
147
144
115
135
92
72
137
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
W
0
S
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
S
0
SE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
5
NNW
0
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:07PM0.88m
00:45AM0.93m
1:24PM0.88m
1:19AM0.98m
1:44PM0.87m
Low Tide
7:24PM0.30m
7:36AM0.07m
7:39PM0.25m
8:01AM0.12m
7:48PM0.20m
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5:43
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1
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12
3
1
1
2
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Temp °C
21
21
19
19
18
18
19
21
23
22
20
20
20
20
20
20
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
18
20
22
24
25
24
22
23
22
22
22
21
24
23
26
27
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