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Prainha surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Norte / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 -03
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Prainha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Prainha sea temperature is
26.8° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Prainha today?

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 3PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010101010101010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)543401401417417367361354347377377377370363363286286281275258220216216216
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
0.97
2:12AM
1.00
1:55PM
1.02
2:37AM
0.97
2:28PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
0.24
8:05PM
-0.06
8:24AM
0.22
8:39PM
-0.04
8:49AM
0.22
9:14PM
0.03
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-6:15-------6:16-------6:16------
Sunset----6:28-------6:27-------6:25---
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------13111111---
Temp. °C242527272624242424252627252423232323232423232221
Feels °C (?)262828272726262627282728272626262626262725262523
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