Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.37° S 48.53° W

Prainha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha sea temperature is
19.4°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 4PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.8
SSE
6
1.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
85
61
41
43
62
98
119
143
150
200
200
232
319
322
365
324
341
316
270
265
377
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
ESE
0
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
15
N
10
NW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:01PM0.85m
3:20AM0.98m
3:27PM0.78m
4:02AM0.91m
3:53PM0.70m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.15m
8:54PM0.19m
9:51AM0.27m
8:59PM0.20m
10:13AM0.41m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
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5:56
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5:54
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6:12
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6:13
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 mm
2
4
3
1
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1
1
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1
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3
12
2
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1
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Temp °C
19
19
20
20
19
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
17
16
16
Feels °C
21
21
22
21
22
23
22
19
19
20
21
23
22
21
21
22
22
24
21
16
15
15
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