Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 5AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 101 | 114 | 129 | 194 | 214 | 125 | 73 | 110 | 162 | 178 | 246 | 178 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:04PM1.67m | 10:50AM1.69m | 11:19PM1.72m | 11:57AM1.81m | 00:27AM1.80m | 12:56PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.45m | 5:03PM0.49m | 5:35AM0.39m | 6:13PM0.36m | 6:37AM0.30m | 7:14PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 8 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 25 | 101 | 114 | 129 | 66 | 66 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 53 | 102 | 82 | 80 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | S 20 | NNW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 26 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 127 | 194 | 83 | 125 | 35 | 110 | 162 | 178 | 246 | 178 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | NNW 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | NNW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 8 | 85 | 41 | 38 | 214 | 37 | 73 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 36 | 43 | 74 | — | 49 | — | — | 66 | 42 | 36 | 36 | 24 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 509 | 465 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
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