Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia dos Aivados today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia dos Aivados at 6AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Praia dos Aivados. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 41 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 124 | 132 | 157 | 166 | 251 | 284 | 349 | 367 | 395 | 375 | 418 | 439 | 579 | 731 | 810 | 970 | 938 | 784 | 676 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:17AM2.36m | 2:29PM2.65m | 2:49AM2.51m | 3:01PM2.80m | 3:21AM2.63m | 3:33PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.53m | 8:43PM0.37m | 8:47AM0.37m | 9:14PM0.23m | 9:18AM0.25m | 9:45PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | NW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 |
70 | 41 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 124 | 132 | 157 | 166 | 251 | 2 | 2 | 367 | 395 | 375 | 418 | 439 | 579 | 731 | 810 | 970 | 938 | 784 | 676 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 | NW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 11 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | 15 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 284 | 349 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 612 | 549 | 536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 536 | 477 | 428 | 84 | 84 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 95 | 106 | 95 |
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