
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ilha do Farol today (23 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ilha do Farol at 5AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ilha do Farol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 4 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:33AM2.56m | 11:05PM2.53m | 11:38AM2.58m | 00:12AM2.53m | 12:37PM2.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM1.44m | 5:03PM1.49m | 5:35AM1.49m | 6:21PM1.46m | 6:43AM1.47m | 7:25PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | NE 4 | W 8 | NNE 3 | W 8 | — | — | — |
35 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NE 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
69 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 12 | 46 | 74 | 51 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 98 | 81 | 64 | 47 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 51 | 126 | 93 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 220 | 101 | 699 | 789 | 789 | 699 | 512 | 340 | 146 | 248 | 339 | 707 | 738 | 300 | 339 | 284 | 90 | 26 | 33 | 968 | 733 | 536 | 339 |
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