Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 6AM is: 0.3m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 114 | 91 | 194 | 214 | 125 | 73 | 110 | 162 | 178 | 246 | 178 | 158 | 101 | 135 | 188 | 203 | 201 | 186 | 263 | 174 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:19PM1.72m | 11:57AM1.81m | 00:27AM1.80m | 12:56PM1.95m | 1:27AM1.90m | 1:50PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.39m | 6:13PM0.36m | 6:37AM0.30m | 7:14PM0.21m | 7:32AM0.21m | 8:09PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 24 | 86 | 114 | 27 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 37 | 75 | 120 | 132 | 132 | 112 | 107 | 84 | 70 | 54 | 51 | 201 | 186 | 263 | 174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 75 | 194 | 214 | 55 | 62 | 38 | 162 | 178 | 246 | 178 | 158 | 101 | 135 | 188 | 203 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | NW 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 90 | 90 | 18 | 85 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 125 | 73 | 110 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 9 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 35 | 45 | 60 | — | 91 | 91 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 501 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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