
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ilha do Farol today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ilha do Farol at 4AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ilha do Farol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 11 | W 8 | W 4 | W 8 | WNW 10 | E 5 | SE 5 | WNW 10 | SE 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:12AM2.88m | 3:25PM3.17m | 3:46AM2.96m | 4:01PM3.25m | 4:20AM3.02m | 4:36PM3.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM1.09m | 10:03PM0.95m | 10:04AM1.01m | 10:35PM0.91m | 10:34AM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SE 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 |
30 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SE 4 | — | — | WNW 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 3 | — | SE 4 | W 9 |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | W 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | E 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 4 |
— | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 4 | S 4 | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | WNW 5 | W 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 9 | W 3 | W 4 |
— | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 100 | 100 | 232 | 774 | 339 | 233 | 123 | 134 | 101 | 141 | 636 | 752 | 545 | 705 | 355 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 734 | 339 | 233 | 123 |
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