Prainha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Alright, let's have a look at what the next couple of weeks are shaping up like for Prainha. I'll be straight with you – it's a bit of a sad story, to be honest. This is an advanced wave, and it's consistent, but we're looking at a long dry spell before anything even gets close to being worth a paddle. The water's about average for this time of year.

The forecast kicks off on Thursday the 20th of August, but don't get excited. Thursday morning sees a tiny 2.3ft easterly swell with a short 7-second period and weak energy (59). The wind is glassy though, so while conditions are clean, there's just nothing to ride. From Thursday afternoon, it all goes pear-shaped with onshore breezes and waves dropping even further. Friday the 21st is a total write-off with a 0.3ft swell. The weekend? More of the same. Saturday the 22nd has a small SE swell around 2.6ft with a 10-second period, but it's choppy with cross-onshore winds. The energy finally climbs a bit, hitting 124, but the quality is poor. Sunday the 23rd is similar. Honestly, we're looking at day after day of nothing worth getting wet for.

Now, there’s a bit of a glimmer on Monday the 24th of August. Monday afternoon, a proper SE groundswell starts to push in. We're looking at 3.3ft with a long 16-second period and moderate energy (499). The wind goes glassy, which is a major positive, meaning clean conditions. This is the standout of the whole period. It's not big, but for a wave that needs that SE direction to work, it's the best shot we get. That long period will be lining up nicely here.

Through the rest of that week, it stays small. Tuesday the 25th is okay but ordinary. Wednesday the 26th has another glassy morning with a 2.0ft SE swell and a long 16-second period (238 energy). Clean, but tiny. Thursday the 27th is similar – glassy morning, small 2.3ft swell.

Then we hit another rough patch. From Friday the 28th of August through to the end of the month and into September, the wind gets messy. It stays cross-shore or onshore, and while the swell bumps up a bit, the conditions are consistently poor. The waves get a bit bigger into September – we see 3.3ft to 4.3ft SE swells – but the period drops to a short 6 to 8 seconds and it's all crossed-up and lumpy with moderate to fresh breezes. It's messy, choppy, and not the kind of Prainha we want.

So, to put it simply: the only real window to look at is Monday afternoon the 24th of August. After that, it's a long stretch of poor to marginal conditions with onshore slop. Keep an eye on the charts, but for now, this run looks pretty bleak.

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