Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 10AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 188 | 188 | 201 | 186 | 263 | 174 | 157 | 222 | 218 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 146 | 134 | 126 | 125 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:27AM1.90m | 1:50PM2.10m | 2:20AM1.98m | 2:40PM2.22m | 3:10AM2.02m | 3:27PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.21m | 8:09PM0.08m | 8:22AM0.13m | 9:00PM-0.01m | 9:09AM0.09m | 9:48PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 54 | 188 | 201 | 186 | 263 | 174 | 157 | 222 | 218 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 146 | 134 | 126 | 125 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 60 | 59 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 135 | 188 | 53 | 40 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 43 | 40 | 28 | 36 | 21 | 29 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | N 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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