
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:23PM2.26m | 3:44AM2.08m | 3:58PM2.16m | 4:17AM2.02m | 4:32PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM-0.01m | 9:44AM0.06m | 10:06PM0.08m | 10:18AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 8 |
32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 20 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNW 5 | SSW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 39 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 8 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 4 |
102 | 102 | 131 | 131 | 153 | 138 | 169 | 183 | 154 | 145 | 162 | 117 | 111 | 90 | 108 | 133 | 131 | 101 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 19 |
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