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Prainha surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Norte / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 -03
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Prainha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Prainha sea temperature is
25.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Prainha today?

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 5AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.7
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)8777777777777777777777117
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)143136102111111115938852756866868610010010394977871563837
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
0
NNW
10
ENE
20
ESE
0
N
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglassoncross-
on		glassglassglassglassoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
0.53
1:11AM
0.86
12:15PM
0.59
1:42AM
0.93
12:43PM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
0.37
6:03PM
0.23
7:29AM
0.34
6:54PM
0.13
8:08AM
0.34
7:37PM
0.04
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise--5:43-------5:43-------5:45-----
Sunset------7:09-------7:08-------7:08-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1221-----1--
Temp. °C242322252727252524242325272323222222212426262524
Feels °C (?)282725282728292928282629302427252525232627262625
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