
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faja da Areia today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faja da Areia at 8AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faja da Areia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
703 | 680 | 169 | 446 | 233 | 306 | 441 | 685 | 1459 | 1338 | 1346 | 1242 | 1050 | 878 | 816 | 712 | 658 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:09AM1.94m | 5:52PM1.67m | 6:20AM1.83m | 7:15PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.41m | 11:34AM0.39m | 11:49PM0.56m | 12:55PM0.50m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
703 | 680 | 394 | 446 | 319 | 298 | 319 | 685 | 1459 | 1338 | 1346 | 1242 | 1050 | 878 | 816 | 712 | 658 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
37 | 21 | 169 | 126 | 233 | 302 | 249 | 361 | 167 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | N 11 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 11 | ENE 7 | WNW 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
5 | 4 | 20 | 80 | 132 | 306 | 441 | 187 | 9 | 60 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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