Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 54 | 109 | 95 | 84 | 108 | 108 | 105 | 84 | 63 | 43 | 71 | 125 | 125 | 158 | 157 | 154 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:27AM0.98m | 2:28PM0.83m | 3:01AM0.94m | 2:49PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.16m | 8:29AM0.26m | 8:09PM0.12m | 8:36AM0.32m | 8:28PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 36 | 54 | 32 | 27 | 84 | 108 | 108 | 105 | 84 | 63 | 43 | 71 | 125 | 125 | 158 | 157 | 154 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 30 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 55 | 71 | 64 | 24 | 23 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 63 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 109 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 53 | 82 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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