Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.37° S 48.53° W

Prainha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.9° 

Prainha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Prainha today (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 7AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
394
173
339
302
280
280
228
112
95
110
70
52
56
55
38
35
47
62
53
56
53
42
38
42
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
N
0
E
5
ENE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:34PM0.78m
3:17AM0.97m
3:00PM0.72m
4:03AM0.89m
3:26PM0.67m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.26m
8:39PM0.14m
10:19AM0.39m
8:47PM0.15m
11:40AM0.51m
8:55PM0.18m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
15
14
14
17
18
19
18
18
17
16
17
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20
20
20
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
13
13
13
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
17
19
19
18
19
20
20
19
21
21
22
22
21
21
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