Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 3AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 688 | 488 | 435 | 523 | 421 | 438 | 437 | 395 | 395 | 406 | 365 | 375 | 404 | 475 | 457 | 468 | 490 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:48PM0.82m | 3:36AM0.94m | 4:10PM0.78m | 4:12AM0.89m | 4:31PM0.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM0.36m | 9:57AM0.20m | 9:14PM0.31m | 9:57AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 523 | 488 | 435 | 420 | 421 | 155 | 437 | 395 | 395 | 406 | 365 | 375 | 404 | 475 | 457 | 468 | 490 | 512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 275 | 210 | 206 | 164 | 161 | 14 | 121 | 118 | 116 | 90 | 90 | 78 | 57 | 56 | 38 | 32 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 688 | — | — | 523 | — | 438 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 46 | 20 | 199 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
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