Prainha surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Norte / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 28 May 2026 -03
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Prainha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Prainha sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Prainha today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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)
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
560
522
306
242
201
173
149
111
105
73
69
55
47
39
39
41
38
56
106
295
460
640
652
562
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:30PM0.84m
00:29AM0.77m
1:11PM0.88m
1:00AM0.77m
1:49PM0.90m
Low Tide
6:23AM0.24m
7:00PM0.31m
6:50AM0.18m
7:34PM0.33m
7:16AM0.14m
8:06PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
19
19
18
18
15
14
14
15
19
18
18
17
16
14
15
16
18
18
18
19
18
17
16
16
19
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SSE
10
Energy kJ
6
404
306
242
201
173
149
111
105
73
69
55
47
39
39
41
32
56
106
295
460
640
652
562
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
6
5
6
19
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
5
14
38
27
18
9
1
1
26
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
E
7
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
1
7
6
6
6
5
6
4
13
13
12
13
1
10
10
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
560
522
2
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
20
0
0
0
0
0
20
20
36
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Catarina - Norte
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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