
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 4PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
125 | 85 | 61 | 41 | 43 | 62 | 98 | 119 | 143 | 150 | 200 | 200 | 232 | 319 | 322 | 365 | 324 | 341 | 316 | 270 | 265 | 377 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:01PM0.85m | 3:20AM0.98m | 3:27PM0.78m | 4:02AM0.91m | 3:53PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.15m | 8:54PM0.19m | 9:51AM0.27m | 8:59PM0.20m | 10:13AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
125 | 35 | 29 | 40 | 43 | 62 | 98 | 119 | 143 | 150 | 200 | 200 | 28 | 319 | 322 | 365 | 324 | 341 | 316 | 270 | 239 | 246 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
23 | 85 | 61 | 41 | 41 | 22 | 55 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 13 | 46 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 10 | — | SE 12 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 35 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 13 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | ENE 7 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | — | 232 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 127 | 91 | 265 | 377 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 43 | 77 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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