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Prainha surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Norte / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 08 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
25.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Prainha today?

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (08 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)66666677777109999111110107788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67604940363334486870549414015712295238187177133147162226277
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
0
W
20
ESE
15
SE
5
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscrosscrossoffoffglassglassglassglassonononglassglassglassglasscross-
on		ononcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
0.72
4:46PM
0.82
5:46AM
0.68
5:31PM
0.76
6:22AM
0.64
6:29PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38AM
0.47
11:13PM
0.26
10:15AM
0.44
11:41PM
0.35
11:08AM
0.44
12:56AM
0.43
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise5:26-------5:28-------5:28-------
Sunset----7:13-------7:13-------7:13---
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---124--------------52--
Temp. °C222627242422222121242626252424232326282823222423
Feels °C (?)253027252725252323272827272828272729303025252725
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