
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) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 30). 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) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
419 | 405 | 392 | 359 | 346 | 340 | 328 | 237 | 121 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 51 | 52 | 69 | 119 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:02AM1.87m | 5:45PM1.60m | 6:12AM1.76m | 7:08PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.40m | 11:27AM0.38m | 11:41PM0.55m | 12:49PM0.48m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | 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 13 | NW 12 |
419 | 405 | 392 | 359 | 346 | 340 | 328 | 237 | 453 | 410 | 392 | 336 | 331 | 282 | 241 | 196 | 181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 91 | 118 | 171 | 121 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 | NW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 15 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 58 | 26 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 25 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 69 | 119 | 107 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 |
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