Prainha Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.37° S 48.53° W

Prainha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha sea temperature is
19.8° C
1.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 12PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
S
8
0.8
ENE
7
1.3
S
9
2.1
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
111
112
91
71
71
84
59
57
49
92
69
269
787
1079
947
865
770
602
516
469
423
Wind (km/h)
0
E
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
W
20
W
5
SSW
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
S
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:41AM0.62m
2:35PM0.59m
5:13PM0.59m
12:51PM0.64m
12:32PM0.72m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.53m
3:15PM0.59m
11:46PM0.38m
4:39AM0.33m
6:36PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
21
22
20
19
22
19
17
18
21
19
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
22
21
22
22
21
20
23
17
13
14
20
16
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
10
10
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