Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.37° S 48.53° W

Prainha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha sea temperature is
19.5°C
0.6° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 8AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (04 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
11
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
1.1
E
8
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
286
321
393
403
392
352
306
385
320
223
176
159
123
115
118
191
170
147
198
168
172
164
159
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
SE
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
0
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:08AM0.41m
12:32PM0.84m
11:12PM0.50m
12:48PM0.87m
11:09PM0.63m
12:54PM0.88m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.27m
6:01PM0.46m
5:03AM0.18m
6:20PM0.42m
5:52AM0.10m
6:43PM0.38m
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light rain
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heavy rain
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6:15
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 mm
1
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1
3
4
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1
1
10
17
9
2
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1
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Temp °C
20
20
19
20
20
22
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
19
19
19
Feels °C
20
20
20
22
22
24
20
18
16
16
17
16
18
16
15
15
16
16
15
16
18
21
21
22
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