
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 1AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (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 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:11PM1.47m | 8:50AM1.61m | 9:54PM1.47m | 10:22AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.56m | 2:14AM0.69m | 3:34PM0.58m | 3:59AM0.67m | 5:01PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NE 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 8 |
98 | 96 | 65 | 28 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 29 | 23 | 28 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 11 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | WNW 8 |
10 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 2 |
33 | 35 | 36 | 79 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 23 | — | 23 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 75 | 54 | 49 | 65 | 53 | 1 | |
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 |
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