Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 12AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
749 | 677 | 666 | 677 | 1024 | 1114 | 1189 | 1106 | 905 | 828 | 903 | 510 | 895 | 1060 | 892 | 1042 | 1042 | 1575 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:57AM0.90m | 3:05PM0.91m | 2:29AM0.95m | 3:27PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.39m | 9:06AM-0.03m | 9:27PM0.41m | 9:34AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 |
749 | 677 | 666 | 677 | 1024 | 1114 | 1189 | 1106 | 905 | 828 | 903 | 510 | 895 | 1060 | 892 | 1042 | 1042 | 1575 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 131 | 8 | 9 | 115 | 131 | 106 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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