Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 3AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 318 | 563 | 851 | 669 | 1082 | 1180 | 1079 | 969 | 1026 | 1492 | 1695 | 961 | 819 | 628 | 616 | 616 | 663 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:37PM0.62m | 11:40AM0.65m | 6:21PM0.56m | 11:25AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.35m | 4:06PM0.54m | 3:23AM0.31m | 4:47PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 254 | 318 | 563 | 851 | 669 | 1082 | 1180 | 1079 | 969 | 94 | 1121 | 1027 | 961 | 819 | 628 | 616 | 616 | 663 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 254 | 220 | 217 | 188 | 192 | 225 | 229 | 177 | 79 | 139 | 108 | 100 | 73 | 70 | 46 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1026 | 1492 | 1695 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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