
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ilha do Farol today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ilha do Farol at 10AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ilha do Farol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3408 | 2034 | 1857 | 1843 | 1628 | 1333 | 1221 | 997 | 892 | 792 | 1380 | 1295 | 1159 | 1064 | 944 | 755 | 658 | 550 | 495 | 158 | 158 | 156 | 156 | 117 | 100 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:36AM3.14m | 3:58PM2.91m | 4:11AM3.05m | 4:36PM2.78m | 4:50AM2.94m | 5:18PM2.64m | 5:34AM2.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM1.00m | 10:08PM1.17m | 10:41AM1.10m | 10:41PM1.28m | 11:22AM1.22m | 11:20PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 |
— | 523 | 334 | 128 | 46 | 116 | 1016 | 218 | 892 | 313 | 1380 | 1295 | 69 | 1064 | 944 | 755 | 658 | 550 | 495 | 158 | 158 | 156 | 82 | 67 | 60 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | W 18 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 14 |
— | 123 | 110 | — | — | 25 | 218 | 86 | 218 | 180 | 123 | 92 | — | 200 | 196 | 145 | 39 | 38 | 52 | — | — | — | 156 | 117 | 100 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | — | W 15 | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | 119 | — | 434 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 |
3408 | 2034 | 1857 | 1843 | 1628 | 1333 | 1221 | 997 | — | 792 | — | — | 1159 | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 153 | 138 | 102 | — | — | — | 61 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 643 | 533 | 533 | 636 | 536 | 314 | 382 | 361 | 52 | 27 | 0 | 643 | 641 | 77 | 27 | 186 | 186 | 33 | 27 | 375 | 636 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 27 |
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