Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 8PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 25 | 50 | 45 | 59 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 94 | 117 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 38 | 51 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:38PM2.22m | 4:09AM1.98m | 4:28PM2.21m | 5:01AM1.90m | 5:19PM2.15m | 5:53AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19AM0.10m | 9:57PM0.00m | 10:08AM0.14m | 10:50PM0.05m | 10:57AM0.22m | 11:43PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
 | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | 9:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 24 | 19 | 45 | 59 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 94 | 117 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 38 | 51 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NE 6 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 25 | 50 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 49 | 46 | 20 | 7 | 54 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | WNW 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | WNW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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