Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.37° S 48.53° W

Prainha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha sea temperature is
20.3°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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 4AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
82
60
71
125
125
154
160
154
157
154
153
146
116
113
106
101
99
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
W
5
SSW
10
NE
5
NNE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
S
0
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:01AM0.94m
2:49PM0.80m
3:36AM0.87m
3:11PM0.76m
Low Tide
8:09PM0.12m
8:36AM0.32m
8:28PM0.11m
8:47AM0.39m
8:53PM0.13m
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cloud
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heavy rain
cloud
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rain showers
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light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
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5
15
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Temp °C
18
17
17
16
17
19
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
19
18
18
17
18
21
22
22
23
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19
19
20
21
24
23
22
21
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