Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.37° S 48.53° W

Prainha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.3° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 5PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (02 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.9
S
10
1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
241
223
246
383
563
523
459
394
284
235
148
293
285
280
239
269
256
272
327
382
422
422
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:57AM0.70m
11:39AM0.68m
4:24PM0.56m
00:32AM0.36m
12:07PM0.78m
00:08AM0.41m
12:32PM0.84m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.62m
3:48PM0.56m
9:38PM0.30m
2:17AM0.35m
10:02PM0.39m
3:58AM0.27m
6:01PM0.46m
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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5:52
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6:15
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1
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Temp °C
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
15
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
21
22
22
20
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
15
17
17
18
18
18
19
20
20
23
23
23
22
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