
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 2PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 9 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | S 11 | WNW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.61m | 9:54PM1.47m | 10:22AM1.69m | 11:14PM1.58m | 11:31AM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.69m | 3:34PM0.58m | 3:59AM0.67m | 5:01PM0.46m | 5:16AM0.54m | 6:01PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
23 | 17 | 58 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 53 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 12 | W 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
59 | 58 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 8 | SSW 12 | W 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | S 11 | NNE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 |
28 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 2 | NNE 9 | N 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 8 | — |
47 | 34 | 17 | 16 | — | — | 25 | 50 | 52 | 49 | 51 | 75 | 50 | 93 | 84 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 65 | — | 61 | — | |
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 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 14 |
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