
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ilha do Farol today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ilha do Farol at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ilha do Farol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 5 | W 11 | WNW 8 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 5:51PM3.07m | 6:08AM2.97m | 6:29PM2.86m | 6:46AM2.81m | 7:12PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM1.06m | 12:28PM1.12m | 00:43AM1.26m | 1:09PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 33 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 4 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 136 | 77 | 95 | 12 | 12 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NNE 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 58 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 47 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | W 8 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NNE 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 |
— | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | 9 | 44 | 40 | 60 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 67 | 126 | 95 | 51 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 759 | 339 | 345 | 33 | 368 | 718 | 733 | 752 | 752 | 741 | 300 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 533 | 9 |
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