Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 166 | 196 | 228 | 263 | 277 | 284 | 291 | 306 | 469 | 434 | 447 | 575 | 402 | 392 | 361 | 432 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:05PM0.84m | 3:19AM0.88m | 4:32PM0.78m | 3:55AM0.88m | 4:58PM0.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.51m | 10:38AM0.08m | 10:07PM0.51m | 11:01AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 163 | 155 | 196 | 228 | 263 | 277 | 284 | 291 | 306 | 361 | 434 | 447 | 423 | 402 | 392 | 361 | 432 | 423 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 166 | 170 | 135 | 133 | 116 | 90 | 88 | 67 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 13 | SE 18 | SE 16 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 127 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 469 | — | — | 575 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 20 |
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