Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.37° S 48.53° W

Prainha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha sea temperature is
19.2°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 3PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
22
25
22
40
58
80
71
90
64
62
67
88
92
95
97
104
166
192
233
245
259
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
S
5
NE
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
N
5
ENE
5
N
5
S
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
5
WNW
5
W
5
NE
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross
High Tide
2:36PM0.91m
2:42AM1.02m
3:01PM0.85m
3:20AM0.98m
3:27PM0.78m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.05m
8:40PM0.19m
9:18AM0.15m
8:54PM0.19m
9:51AM0.27m
8:59PM0.20m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
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5:58
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5:56
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5:56
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6:12
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6:12
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6:13
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1
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2
4
2
1
1
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1
2
3
8
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Temp °C
18
19
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
20
20
23
22
23
22
22
22
23
22
23
21
21
21
20
19
20
20
23
23
23
22
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