Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.37° S 48.53° W

Prainha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.5° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.5
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
E
10
SE
5
S
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
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
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:35
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5:35
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6:22
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6:22
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 mm
1
5
4
1
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1
1
1
1
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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
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