Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 11PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s 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 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 52 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 76 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:10PM2.33m | 3:36AM2.06m | 3:50PM2.32m | 4:15AM2.04m | 4:29PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28PM-0.07m | 9:33AM0.03m | 10:07PM-0.04m | 10:12AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ENE 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 52 | 37 | 40 | 60 | 76 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 56 | 16 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | S 13 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 30 | 40 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 32 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 3 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 43 | 46 | 54 | 54 | 58 | 66 | 68 | 54 | 2 | 61 | 83 | 61 | 65 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
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