
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia dos Aivados today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia dos Aivados at 6AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praia dos Aivados. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1094 | 1070 | 963 | 882 | 821 | 766 | 593 | 493 | 493 | 188 | 117 | 115 | 220 | 178 | 268 | 441 | 558 | 773 | 902 | 816 | 792 | 769 | 757 | 734 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:04AM2.01m | 8:59PM1.78m | 9:34AM1.98m | 10:33PM1.82m | 10:55AM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM1.06m | 2:34PM1.06m | 2:50AM1.15m | 4:13PM1.05m | 4:27AM1.10m | 5:26PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
1094 | 1070 | 963 | 882 | 821 | 766 | 593 | 493 | 493 | 188 | 112 | 70 | 220 | 178 | 171 | 161 | 558 | 773 | 902 | 816 | 792 | 769 | 757 | 734 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 17 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — |
93 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 101 | 117 | 115 | 20 | 147 | 268 | 441 | 20 | 148 | 101 | 70 | 64 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 67 | 48 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 87 | 79 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
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