Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 10AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 135 | 306 | 286 | 264 | 232 | 190 | 235 | 443 | 394 | 306 | 199 | 119 | 95 | 254 | 303 | 286 | 274 | 214 | 173 | 160 | 132 | 128 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:27AM0.80m | 4:01PM0.72m | 5:10AM0.71m | 4:13PM0.66m | 6:12AM0.62m | 1:30PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.40m | 9:38PM0.21m | 9:34AM0.47m | 10:08PM0.27m | 9:31AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 54 | 306 | 286 | 264 | 232 | 190 | 235 | 443 | 394 | 306 | 199 | 119 | 94 | 254 | 303 | 286 | 274 | 214 | 173 | 160 | 132 | 118 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 51 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 70 | 95 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | 79 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 11 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 165 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 36 | 58 | 90 | 128 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 11 |
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