Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 9PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:17PM1.91m | 2:36AM1.77m | 2:51PM1.99m | 3:09AM1.82m | 3:23PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.31m | 8:34AM0.30m | 9:05PM0.24m | 9:06AM0.24m | 9:37PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | E 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | N 7 | N 7 | W 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 510 | 29 | 959 | 29 | 720 | 464 | 464 | 464 | 492 | 29 | 464 | 29 | 29 |
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