
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia dos Aivados today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia dos Aivados at 6AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praia dos Aivados. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
734 | 585 | 540 | 522 | 514 | 448 | 463 | 439 | 382 | 375 | 313 | 231 | 196 | 170 | 185 | 361 | 349 | 320 | 315 | 350 | 332 | 309 | 303 | 259 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:30AM1.93m | 11:28PM1.83m | 11:51AM2.07m | 00:28AM2.00m | 12:42PM2.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM1.19m | 5:10PM1.08m | 5:27AM1.10m | 6:20PM0.91m | 6:27AM0.91m | 7:03PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
734 | 585 | 540 | 522 | 514 | 448 | 463 | 439 | 382 | 375 | 313 | 231 | 196 | 170 | 185 | 361 | 349 | 320 | 315 | 350 | 332 | 309 | 303 | 259 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 20 | WNW 19 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 70 | 114 | 164 | 184 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
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