Surf Forecasts:
Prainha surf forecast from 27 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 30 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, SSE swell with 428 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 28 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Prainha this week:
The surf forecast for Prainha over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 28) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 3s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Prainha in the next 16 days are 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sun 28th Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Tue 30th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Prainha over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 14 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 49 | 55 | 61 | 55 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 68 | 50 | 428 | 294 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:44AM1.03m | 1:31PM1.19m | 1:26AM1.06m | 2:13PM1.23m | 2:06AM1.10m | 2:53PM1.25m | 2:45AM1.13m | 3:32PM1.26m | 3:23AM1.17m | 4:11PM1.25m | 4:01AM1.19m | 4:51PM1.23m | 4:42AM1.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.48m | 6:56AM0.25m | 7:48PM0.46m | 7:26AM0.19m | 8:09PM0.45m | 7:56AM0.14m | 8:28PM0.44m | 8:26AM0.11m | 8:48PM0.43m | 8:58AM0.09m | 9:13PM0.42m | 9:32AM0.08m | 9:44PM0.42m | 10:08AM0.10m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 |
 | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | 5:34 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 29 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 7 | 14 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 35 | 23 | 24 | 49 | 55 | 61 | 55 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 68 | 50 | 125 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 13 | ESE 16 | SE 14 | SE 5 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 21 | — | 34 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | S 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 17 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 16 | 428 | 294 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 61 | 74 | 73 | 4 | 11 | 140 | 28 | 0 | 121 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 129 | 61 |
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