
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 3PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 10 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.84m | 00:11AM1.73m | 12:23PM1.99m | 00:55AM1.88m | 1:07PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.31m | 6:11AM0.39m | 6:47PM0.17m | 6:55AM0.26m | 7:25PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
29 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 9 |
26 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | NNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | N 13 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNW 3 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
— | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | 44 | — | 31 | 32 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 44 | 54 | 53 | 17 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 67 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 29 |
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