Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 1AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 96 | 90 | 155 | 164 | 170 | 170 | 130 | 191 | 193 | 193 | 138 | 123 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 160 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:08PM2.10m | 5:29AM1.86m | 5:46PM1.91m | 6:08AM1.74m | 6:26PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.19m | 11:28AM0.29m | 11:55PM0.34m | 12:08PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSW 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 52 | 96 | 110 | 93 | 110 | 110 | 106 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 100 | 17 | 90 | 155 | 164 | 170 | 170 | 130 | 191 | 193 | 193 | 138 | 123 | 165 | 59 | 61 | 47 | 160 | 143 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NE 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NNW 8 | N 3 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | N 7 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 188 | 69 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 9 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 33 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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