Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faja da Areia today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faja da Areia at 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faja da Areia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 167 | 140 | 133 | 99 | 96 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 35 | 32 | 39 | 96 | 128 | 193 | 330 | 314 | 309 | 303 | 241 | 237 | 145 | 96 | 239 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:49AM2.03m | 00:15AM2.00m | 12:29PM2.05m | 00:50AM2.07m | 1:05PM2.05m | 1:24AM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.34m | 6:04PM0.21m | 6:20AM0.26m | 6:38PM0.18m | 6:57AM0.21m | 7:11PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | 6:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | NW 13 | SSE 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 14 | W 11 |
| kJ | 205 | 167 | 140 | 133 | 99 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 29 | 36 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 96 | 128 | 49 | 330 | 314 | 309 | 303 | 241 | 237 | 145 | 96 | 239 | 2734 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 8 | NNE 8 | NW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 6 | WNW 15 | NW 11 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 84 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 96 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 35 | 26 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 193 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 42 | 43 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NNE 8 | WNW 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 3 |
| kJ | 20 | 40 | 42 | 34 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 130 | 261 | 618 | 969 | 924 | 856 | 799 | 799 | 1080 | 2228 | 2590 | 2644 | 2366 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 477 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 735 | 19 | 19 |
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