Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.37° S 48.53° W

Prainha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha sea temperature is
19.2°C
0.6° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
S
8
1.2
S
9
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
134
154
186
225
252
318
355
318
301
264
264
234
200
200
165
161
130
134
136
235
79
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
NNW
20
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
SE
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:27PM0.78m
4:02AM0.91m
3:53PM0.70m
4:51AM0.81m
11:14AM0.55m
4:16PM0.63m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.27m
8:59PM0.20m
10:13AM0.41m
9:05PM0.21m
9:19AM0.54m
1:03PM0.54m
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5:56
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5:54
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5:52
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6:13
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15
4
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8
2
5
6
1
1
7
2
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Temp °C
18
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
19
21
22
22
22
20
23
23
23
22
18
16
14
14
16
15
15
16
16
16
13
14
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