Prainha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, it’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for our area. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a bit of a waiting game this time around. We’ve got one break on the radar, Prainha, and it’s a moody one that’s gonna take some patience.

The first week is mostly a right-off for any decent session. We’re seeing small, weak surf with crappy wind, but there are a few windows that’ll get a local charger out of bed.

Wednesday morning kicks things off with a tiny 3ft wave from the east, period of 7 seconds. The energy is weak (105), nothing to write home about. But, the wind is dead calm and glassy. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. Might be worth a splash for the soul, but don't expect much.

The next few days are pretty grim. Thursday and Friday bring *light rain* and messy cross-shore winds, with the swell stuck between 2ft and 3ft. The energy stays weak, under 100.

Saturday the 12th is a real tease. The swell bumps up to 5ft from the SSE with a short 8-second period, and the energy jumps to moderate (314). However, a fresh 19 mph cross-shore wind will make it lumpy and choppy – looks more like a windsurfing day than a clean surf session. The wind and chop ruin it.

We get a bit of a pulse through Sunday and Monday, with the swell reaching 6ft from the SE on Sunday afternoon. But again, it’s plagued by cross-onshore wind and lumpy conditions. It’s just not coming together.

Now, here’s where it starts to get interesting for the patient ones.

Monday the 14th afternoon is the first real standout. The wind swings to a light cross-offshore, cleaning up a 4ft wave from the SSE with a 9-second period. The energy is solid (440). This is what we’ve been waiting for. Prainha will be clean, and the quality will be there. It's an advanced-level wave, and crowds can be *sometimes* a factor, so get in early if you can.

Tuesday the 15th is also looking good. The morning has clean, gentle offshore wind from the west, and a 4ft wave from the east. Not huge, but clean. The afternoon gets even better with light cross-offshore wind and a 4ft wave from the ESE, with a beefy energy reading (444). Expect good surf conditions.

Then the window closes again for a few days with more wind and chop, until Thursday the 17th morning brings back a gentle offshore from the WSW. A 4ft, 9-second SE swell cleans up nicely, offering another session of good quality.

But the real prize, the one to circle on the calendar, is Friday the 18th morning. The swell jumps up to a solid 7ft from the east, with a 7-second period. Combined energy is a powerful 612. The wind is light and cross-offshore. This is the biggest, cleanest wave of the entire 16-day run. It’s going to be powerful and pushy at 7ft, so this one is strictly for the advanced crew. Beginners, sit this one out.

After that, things fade back to small, mostly average conditions through to the 24th.

The water temperature is sitting at 68°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no wetsuit drama.

So, bottom line: this isn't a week for a casual paddle. Wait for the window on Monday the 14th afternoon, or the absolute standout on Friday the 18th morning. Everything else is a gamble with the wind.

Stay salty.
Rusty.

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