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Prainha surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Norte / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 20 Apr 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Prainha today?

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)8888811111110101010101010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16115395937214916916320822622220017017017016018816011011088818768
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
0
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglasscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
0.70
4:23PM
0.86
3:38AM
0.66
5:17PM
0.75
11:07PM
0.68
3:54AM
0.63
6:34PM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
0.16
12:16AM
0.55
9:00AM
0.18
8:33PM
0.63
2:15AM
0.62
9:24AM
0.23
8:11PM
0.64
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:33-------6:33-------6:33----
Sunset-----5:52-------5:51-------5:50--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817192323222019181820242422222120202124242222
Feels °C (?)201817202323232220191921242423242322222324242324
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