Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 7PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 257 | 464 | 539 | 483 | 502 | 601 | 604 | 625 | 638 | 573 | 481 | 430 | 421 | 384 | 343 | 351 | 388 | 357 | 321 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:18AM0.62m | 9:08PM0.56m | 12:04PM0.70m | 11:02PM0.59m | 12:44PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.51m | 4:50AM0.32m | 6:30PM0.46m | 5:51AM0.25m | 7:09PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 131 | 99 | 78 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 601 | 604 | 625 | 638 | 573 | 481 | 430 | 421 | 384 | 343 | 351 | 388 | 357 | 321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | 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 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 89 | 210 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | S 8 | — | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 78 | 33 | — | 10 | — | 19 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 58 | 67 | 33 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 160 | 257 | 464 | 539 | 483 | 502 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 20 |
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