Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
197 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 165 | 205 | 205 | 239 | 403 | 246 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 183 | 187 | 215 | 168 | 210 | 333 | 349 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:34PM0.90m | 3:34AM0.98m | 4:03PM0.83m | 4:13AM0.92m | 4:32PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.06m | 9:28PM0.26m | 10:05AM0.16m | 9:39PM0.27m | 10:32AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 |
197 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 165 | 205 | 205 | 239 | 246 | 246 | 203 | 167 | 153 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 183 | 187 | 215 | 168 | 210 | 69 | 349 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 52 | 62 | 114 | 203 | 203 | 134 | 134 | 131 | 103 | 98 | 65 | 92 | 90 | 62 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | S 5 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | SE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 10 |
— | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | 47 | 63 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 66 | 66 | — | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — |
88 | 51 | 33 | 28 | — | 22 | 16 | 19 | 34 | 403 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 333 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
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