Prainha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Prainha over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I’ve got to be honest with you – it’s a pretty bleak outlook for the next week or so. There’s a lot of junk in the water and the wind is mostly working against us. The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t show up until Tuesday the 15th, and even then it’s a short-lived window.

The pattern is dominated by small, weak, and short-period swell for days on end, with a lot of cross-shore and onshore wind. You’ve got a bit of a run of what I’d call “character-building” surf from Friday the 11th right through to Monday the 14th. We’re talking tiny waves, often under 3 ft, with short periods from 5 to 8 seconds, and combined energy readings in the double-digits to low triple-digits – that’s weak energy (59 to 474). The wind is mostly cross or cross-on, and the water temp is sitting around 67°, which is pretty average for the time of year.

Now, Tuesday the 15th is the one to circle. The morning shows some promise. We’ve got a 5 ft swell from the ESE, with a period of 9 seconds, and a clean offshore wind from the SW at just 6 mph. The combined energy is moderate at 399, and the conditions are described as clean. That’s about as good as it gets in this forecast. Prainha is an advanced, very consistent break that’s exposed to the swell, and with that light offshore wind, the faces should be pretty tidy. Just keep in the back of your mind that it’s an advanced spot, and that SW wind is light, so it’s not a total guarantee of perfection, but it’s the standout.

After that morning session on Tuesday, the quality drops right back off. The rest of that week and into the weekend sees the swell hanging around the 3 ft to 4 ft mark, but the wind swings around to cross and onshore again. There’s a few moments with clean conditions on the 18th and 19th mornings, but the swell is short-period and the energy is low, so you’re looking at ordinary, lumpy waves at best.

Looking way out to the 24th and 25th, there are a couple of glassy mornings with tiny, long-period swell from the SE and ESE. On the 25th we get a 1 ft swell from the ESE with an 11-second period and glassed-off conditions – a true morning for a log if you’re desperate, but it’s small. The energy readings are in the 80s (86 specifically), so weak.

Honestly, your best bet in the whole 16-day window is that Tuesday the 15th morning. It’s not a huge swell, but a clean 5 ft with offshore wind at a spot like Prainha is worth a crack. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or too chopped up to get excited about. If you’re itching for a paddle, keep an eye on the forecasts, but right now it looks like a waiting game.

Rusty.

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