Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ilha do Farol today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ilha do Farol at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (16 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Ilha do Farol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | S 16 | W 8 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 12 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32AM3.18m | 5:49PM3.32m | 6:11AM3.06m | 6:28PM3.13m | 6:50AM2.91m | 7:09PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.69m | 11:51AM0.83m | 00:19AM0.83m | 12:29PM0.97m | 00:57AM1.02m | 1:09PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 |
18 | 12 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | W 10 | E 8 | SW 16 | S 16 | — | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | S 16 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | E 6 | SW 15 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 18 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 241 | 124 | 124 |
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