
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 12PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | NW 12 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | NW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | WNW 8 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
392 | 359 | 346 | 366 | 352 | 237 | 216 | 92 | 117 | 82 | 74 | 52 | 72 | 221 | 113 | 46 | 144 | 54 | 52 | 40 | 16 | 14 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:02AM1.87m | 5:45PM1.60m | 6:12AM1.76m | 7:08PM1.50m | 7:36AM1.72m | 8:36PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM0.38m | 11:41PM0.55m | 12:49PM0.48m | 1:05AM0.64m | 2:20PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
392 | 359 | 346 | 366 | 352 | 237 | 453 | 410 | 444 | 380 | 331 | 277 | 241 | 221 | 178 | 178 | 144 | 54 | 52 | 40 | 16 | 113 | 113 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WSW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 6 | S 15 | SSW 6 | ENE 4 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
12 | 9 | 44 | 91 | 118 | 171 | 216 | 92 | 117 | 29 | 74 | 52 | 52 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 4 | 116 | 96 | 98 | 101 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 | NW 11 | SSW 10 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 11 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 5 | WNW 8 | SW 5 |
2 | — | 11 | 10 | 4 | 58 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 82 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 49 | 72 | 114 | 113 | 46 | 67 | — | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 456 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
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