Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faja da Areia today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faja da Areia at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faja da Areia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 157 | 349 | 254 | 294 | 355 | 364 | 372 | 372 | 399 | 397 | 397 | 349 | 316 | 275 | 252 | 206 | 184 | 154 | 136 | 136 | 125 | 103 | 94 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:03PM1.88m | 00:34AM1.88m | 1:02PM2.03m | 1:33AM1.98m | 1:56PM2.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.41m | 6:19PM0.37m | 6:44AM0.31m | 7:20PM0.21m | 7:39AM0.21m | 8:15PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | 9:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 21 | 33 | 83 | 294 | 355 | 364 | 372 | 372 | 399 | 397 | 397 | 349 | 316 | 275 | 252 | 206 | 184 | 154 | 136 | 136 | 125 | 103 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NW 12 | S 14 | NW 11 | S 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 13 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | S 15 | S 21 | S 14 | S 20 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 14 | S 19 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 96 | 157 | 349 | 254 | 83 | 83 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 485 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 521 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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