Prainha Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.37° S 48.53° W

Prainha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.9° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 5AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (23 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
11
1.6
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
539
499
459
496
555
730
947
1159
1485
1990
1877
1821
1430
1965
1775
1598
1344
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
5
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:12PM0.57m
12:44PM0.79m
11:57PM0.66m
1:05PM0.86m
Low Tide
6:36PM0.46m
5:41AM0.24m
6:52PM0.40m
6:24AM0.16m
7:13PM0.35m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
11
15
15
14
13
11
11
11
12
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
9
11
10
9
9
9
13
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
13
12
12
13
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