Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 50 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.61m | 7:45PM1.74m | 8:29AM1.59m | 8:49PM1.68m | 9:38AM1.61m | 10:04PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.55m | 2:09AM0.45m | 2:29PM0.58m | 3:14AM0.47m | 3:45PM0.57m | 4:25AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | 9:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 8 | 50 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | S 12 | NNE 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | NE 5 | E 5 | SSW 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 2 | 20 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 884 | 884 | 884 | 884 | 884 | 705 | 509 | 490 | 509 | 509 | 1645 | 513 | 724 | 29 | 703 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
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