Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (15 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:32PM2.01m | 4:49AM1.91m | 5:07PM1.84m | 5:23AM1.78m | 5:43PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.15m | 10:37PM0.21m | 10:53AM0.27m | 11:08PM0.36m | 11:29AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 89 | 68 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 43 | 58 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 38 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 32 | 19 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 57 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 61 | 60 | 27 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 65 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 37 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 47 | 63 | 69 | 91 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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