Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (01 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 9PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SSE 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 15 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 228 | 210 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 45 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 31 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.50m | 7:36AM1.72m | 8:36PM1.50m | 8:57AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.48m | 1:05AM0.64m | 2:20PM0.49m | 2:35AM0.63m | 3:37PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 5 | S 5 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 241 | 228 | 210 | 178 | 118 | 23 | 16 | 98 | 101 | 113 | 113 | 111 | 80 | 78 | 57 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 5 | SSE 5 | SW 5 | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 15 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 32 | 98 | 98 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 31 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WNW 12 | SW 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSE 5 | S 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 32 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
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