Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 4AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | 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 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 512 | 432 | 370 | 361 | 352 | 344 | 306 | 370 | 388 | 329 | 268 | 256 | 217 | 172 | 163 | 135 | 102 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:31PM0.74m | 4:50AM0.80m | 4:51PM0.70m | 5:35AM0.71m | 5:10PM0.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM0.28m | 10:05AM0.37m | 10:09PM0.28m | 10:17AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | 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 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 512 | 432 | 370 | 361 | 352 | 344 | 306 | 370 | 388 | 329 | 268 | 256 | 217 | 172 | 163 | 135 | 102 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | S 9 | — | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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