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 2PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| 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 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | WNW 15 | W 11 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 133 | 99 | 96 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 35 | 32 | 39 | 96 | 128 | 196 | 282 | 319 | 309 | 303 | 241 | 174 | 119 | 193 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:49AM2.03m | 00:15AM2.00m | 12:29PM2.05m | 00:50AM2.07m | 1:05PM2.05m | 1:24AM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | NW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 133 | 99 | 96 | 38 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 96 | 128 | 1166 | 924 | 849 | 309 | 303 | 241 | 174 | 119 | 193 | 934 | 4979 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 8 | NNE 8 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 140 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 196 | 282 | 319 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NW 10 | WNW 7 | SW 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NNE 8 | WNW 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 12 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 16 | S 11 | WNW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 43 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 22 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | S 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 31 | 27 | — | 11 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 24 | 55 | 148 | 350 | 970 | 537 | — | 219 | 942 | 904 | 1083 | 2074 | 2770 | 3075 | 3021 | 408 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 477 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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