Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forte Novo today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Forte Novo at 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Forte Novo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | W 9 | W 5 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 4 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 66 | 54 | 39 | 56 | 20 | 25 | 55 | 80 | 90 | 49 | 62 | 14 | 18 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:13AM2.09m | 8:50PM1.93m | 9:29AM1.97m | 10:22PM1.84m | 11:01AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.98m | 2:47AM1.08m | 3:51PM1.09m | 4:24AM1.14m | 5:33PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | S 14 | W 9 | W 4 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 14 | W 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 47 | 66 | 54 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 55 | 80 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | W 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | W 12 | S 14 | S 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | W 12 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 56 | 20 | 13 | 49 | 54 | 90 | — | 62 | 5 | 18 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 214 | 214 | 538 | 99 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 809 | 757 | 712 | 214 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 70 | 70 | 79 |
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