Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prainha today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Prainha at 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
180 | 180 | 146 | 165 | 198 | 187 | 197 | 215 | 236 | 255 | 500 | 754 | 645 | 515 | 459 | 408 | 437 | 471 | 502 | 546 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:03PM0.83m | 4:13AM0.92m | 4:32PM0.75m | 4:59AM0.84m | 5:03PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.16m | 9:39PM0.27m | 10:32AM0.28m | 9:45PM0.29m | 10:41AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | 8 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
180 | 180 | 146 | 165 | 198 | 187 | 197 | 215 | 236 | 255 | 51 | 41 | 75 | 515 | 459 | 408 | 437 | 471 | 502 | 546 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
111 | 99 | 134 | 108 | 99 | 103 | 100 | 82 | 67 | 66 | — | — | — | 115 | 177 | 193 | 189 | 181 | 149 | 119 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 500 | 754 | 645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
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