
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Armacao today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Armacao at 6PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Armacao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 15 | 31 | 21 | 40 | 216 | 295 | 312 | 302 | 47 | 91 | 198 | 158 | 418 | 1473 | 1573 | 1756 | 2007 | 1954 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:15PM0.56m | 4:00PM0.55m | 11:50PM0.33m | 12:03PM0.62m | 11:09PM0.41m | 12:09PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM0.55m | 9:54PM0.32m | 1:57AM0.32m | 9:43PM0.40m | 3:46AM0.27m | 5:37PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
80 | 76 | 75 | 56 | 56 | 94 | 134 | 142 | 86 | 103 | 69 | 7 | 111 | 14 | 534 | 559 | 619 | 748 | 671 | 586 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
19 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 48 | 32 | 31 | 49 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | — | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | E 12 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 18 | 17 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — |
4 | 15 | 31 | 21 | 40 | 216 | 295 | 312 | 302 | 47 | 91 | 198 | 158 | 418 | 1473 | 1573 | 1756 | 2007 | 1954 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 56 | 3 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 472 | 471 | 450 | 209 | 209 | 69 | 86 | 69 | 62 | 3 |
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