Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cavalos de Fao today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cavalos de Fao at 11AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cavalos de Fao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1872 | 1445 | 1597 | 1108 | 960 | 861 | 755 | 778 | 976 | 1185 | 895 | 944 | 880 | 895 | 486 | 551 | 440 | 369 | 241 | 209 | 177 | 145 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 6:37AM2.46m | 7:04PM2.18m | 7:24AM2.28m | 7:59PM1.99m | 8:29AM2.13m | 9:21PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.77m | 1:00AM0.93m | 1:45PM0.97m | 1:55AM1.09m | 3:01PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 1872 | 1445 | 1597 | 1108 | 960 | 861 | 755 | 778 | 976 | 1185 | 895 | 944 | 880 | 132 | 486 | 551 | 440 | 369 | 241 | 209 | 177 | 145 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | — | NW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 14 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | 250 | — | 440 | 346 | 380 | 647 | 550 | 464 | 307 | 266 | 177 | 174 | — | 149 | 124 | 96 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 38 | 21 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | N 13 | N 13 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | 96 | 28 | 46 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 64 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 895 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 51 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 172 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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