Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faja da Areia today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faja da Areia at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faja da Areia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
158 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 124 | 101 | 90 | 64 | 96 | 124 | 138 | 160 | 130 | 103 | 111 | 117 | 132 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:34PM2.34m | 3:02AM2.13m | 3:17PM2.41m | 3:43AM2.15m | 3:57PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM-0.04m | 9:01AM0.05m | 9:35PM-0.08m | 9:41AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
158 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 124 | 101 | 90 | 64 | 62 | 124 | 138 | 160 | 130 | 70 | 84 | 117 | 112 | 100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
38 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 33 | 59 | 96 | 38 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 13 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 41 | 47 | 57 | 72 | 75 | 83 | 103 | 111 | 114 | 132 | 135 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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