Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 7AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 38 | 37 | 54 | 73 | 178 | 346 | 395 | 419 | 469 | 392 | 359 | 346 | 366 | 352 | 275 | 190 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:04AM1.99m | 4:38PM1.75m | 5:02AM1.87m | 5:45PM1.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.25m | 10:22AM0.24m | 10:36PM0.40m | 11:27AM0.38m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 73 | 178 | 346 | 395 | 419 | 469 | 392 | 359 | 346 | 366 | 352 | 275 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | E 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 38 | 42 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 91 | 118 | 171 | 341 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | NW 14 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 11 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
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