Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 1PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 37 | 36 | 12 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 50 | 85 | 85 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 25 | 41 | 41 | 70 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26AM1.89m | 5:42PM2.11m | 6:11AM1.79m | 6:27PM1.95m | 6:57AM1.68m | 7:15PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.22m | 00:02AM0.20m | 12:06PM0.34m | 00:46AM0.34m | 12:54PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | ENE 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | E 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 5 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 74 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 61 | 26 | 61 | 60 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 50 | 85 | 85 | 11 | 50 | 49 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 70 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 3 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 18 | 509 | 509 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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