Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.37° S 48.53° W

Prainha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prainha sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.2° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Prainha at 5PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
4
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
901
712
616
603
603
650
689
659
647
559
500
427
427
378
401
467
476
476
467
445
367
361
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
S
10
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:25AM0.72m
9:33PM0.59m
11:37AM0.79m
10:47PM0.70m
11:58AM0.86m
Low Tide
3:23AM0.31m
4:47PM0.47m
4:26AM0.23m
5:21PM0.40m
5:14AM0.15m
5:54PM0.32m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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5:31
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Temp °C
12
16
18
18
16
15
14
13
13
16
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
11
15
15
15
13
14
13
12
12
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
19
19
20
19
19
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