Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Molho Leste today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Molho Leste at 4PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Molho Leste. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 18 | NW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 24 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 322 | 862 | 939 | 679 | 750 | 411 | 342 | 369 | 417 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:57AM2.61m | 10:46PM2.46m | 11:25AM2.62m | 00:15AM2.50m | 12:39PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29PM1.62m | 4:56AM1.68m | 6:04PM1.57m | 6:19AM1.60m | 7:09PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 19 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
218 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 42 | 464 | 426 | 380 | 318 | 248 | 193 | 158 | 116 | 862 | 939 | 679 | 750 | 411 | 342 | 369 | 417 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | W 11 | SW 15 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 15 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
8 | — | 2 | 8 | 29 | 42 | 41 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 322 | 103 | 73 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 18 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
21 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
249 | 749 | 627 | 537 | 446 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 80 | 113 | 86 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 261 | 635 | 505 | 73 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 260 | 261 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 103 | 2 | 45 | 180 | 6 |
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