Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 74 | 82 | 79 | 110 | 183 | 280 | 360 | 331 | 400 | 306 | 250 | 211 | 256 | 262 | 287 | 352 | 307 | 300 | 254 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:33PM0.72m | 4:57AM0.72m | 3:58PM0.67m | 5:58AM0.64m | 12:42PM0.61m | 4:37PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.44m | 9:21PM0.18m | 9:16AM0.50m | 9:56PM0.26m | 9:23AM0.56m | 2:25PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 74 | 74 | 82 | 79 | 110 | 183 | 280 | 360 | 331 | 306 | 306 | 250 | 211 | 256 | 262 | 287 | 352 | 307 | 300 | 254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 3 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 122 | 122 | 116 | 116 | 102 | 2 | 230 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | SE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 400 | 69 | 151 | 159 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 143 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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