Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 6AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 73 | 110 | 162 | 178 | 246 | 178 | 158 | 101 | 135 | 188 | 188 | 201 | 186 | 263 | 174 | 225 | 222 | 165 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 146 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:27AM1.80m | 12:56PM1.95m | 1:27AM1.90m | 1:50PM2.10m | 2:20AM1.98m | 2:40PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.30m | 7:14PM0.21m | 7:32AM0.21m | 8:09PM0.08m | 8:22AM0.13m | 9:00PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 64 | 53 | 75 | 118 | 132 | 132 | 109 | 88 | 84 | 68 | 54 | 188 | 201 | 186 | 263 | 174 | 225 | 222 | 165 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 146 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 73 | 110 | 162 | 178 | 246 | 178 | 158 | 101 | 135 | 188 | 33 | 40 | 39 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 42 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 11 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 18 | N 8 | S 18 | N 8 |
| kJ | 125 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 54 | 40 | 24 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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