Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 4AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 121 | 135 | 209 | 299 | 359 | 376 | 325 | 345 | 515 | 750 | 1158 | 1266 | 1441 | 1463 | 1318 | 1247 | 1166 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:29PM0.66m | 12:12PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.36m | 4:13AM0.32m | 5:56PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 126 | 121 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 59 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1247 | 1166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 31 | 25 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 81 | 135 | 209 | 299 | 359 | 376 | 325 | 345 | 515 | 750 | 1158 | 1266 | 1441 | 1463 | 1318 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 435 | 360 | 166 | 166 | 77 | 77 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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