
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | NW 12 | NW 17 | NW 16 | WNW 10 | NW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 15 | 50 | 175 | 254 | 32 | 313 | 27 | 26 | 277 | 253 | 242 | 70 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 144 | 33 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:34AM1.60m | 12:45PM1.83m | 1:08AM1.75m | 1:18PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.50m | 6:31AM0.49m | 7:01PM0.35m | 7:05AM0.35m | 7:32PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
37 | 26 | 25 | 175 | 254 | 291 | 313 | 346 | 341 | 277 | 253 | 242 | 205 | 199 | 175 | 175 | 144 | 118 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | E 4 |
31 | 36 | 50 | 24 | 22 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 70 | 41 | 40 | 20 | 12 | 33 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 7 | SSW 13 |
16 | 15 | 80 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | ENE 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 23 | — | — | 22 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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