Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 5AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 793 | 824 | 918 | 954 | 861 | 861 | 774 | 737 | 666 | 677 | 666 | 677 | 1024 | 1114 | 1068 | 1008 | 905 | 828 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:26AM0.82m | 2:42PM0.95m | 1:57AM0.90m | 3:05PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.36m | 8:33AM-0.05m | 9:13PM0.39m | 9:06AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 793 | 824 | 918 | 954 | 861 | 861 | 774 | 737 | 666 | 677 | 666 | 677 | 1024 | 1114 | 1068 | 1008 | 905 | 828 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 22 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | 5 | 11 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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