Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.37° S 48.53° W

Prainha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 2AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
62
63
62
31
23
25
22
40
58
80
71
90
64
62
67
69
74
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
0
N
0
N
5
N
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
E
0
SW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:07AM1.03m
2:36PM0.91m
2:42AM1.02m
3:01PM0.85m
Low Tide
8:19PM0.20m
8:45AM0.05m
8:40PM0.19m
9:18AM0.15m
8:54PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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5:58
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5:56
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6:10
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6:12
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1
3
1
2
1
9
1
Temp °C
22
20
18
18
18
19
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
19
19
19
Feels °C
24
21
19
20
20
21
23
22
23
23
23
21
22
21
23
21
22
21
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