
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
110 | 154 | 248 | 433 | 423 | 313 | 270 | 217 | 214 | 388 | 260 | 373 | 238 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 270 | 414 | 490 | 426 | 274 | 953 | 1371 | 1186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:57AM0.72m | 3:58PM0.67m | 5:58AM0.64m | 12:42PM0.61m | 4:37PM0.62m | 11:40AM0.65m | 6:21PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.50m | 9:56PM0.26m | 9:23AM0.56m | 2:25PM0.60m | 11:12PM0.35m | 4:06PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 10 |
110 | 154 | 248 | 433 | 423 | 313 | 270 | 217 | 181 | 280 | 194 | 253 | 224 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 270 | 414 | 490 | 426 | 234 | 953 | 1121 | 163 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
11 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 190 | — | 199 | 238 | 195 | 187 | 173 | 259 | 259 | 212 | 217 | 274 | 250 | 208 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 8 | — | — |
3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 136 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 |
— | — | — | — | 24 | 53 | 141 | 209 | 214 | 388 | 260 | 373 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1371 | 1186 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
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