
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW 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 2AM is: 0.2m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 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 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 96 | 114 | 129 | 194 | 214 | 125 | 73 | 110 | 162 | 178 | 246 | 178 | 158 | 101 | 135 | 188 | 203 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:19PM1.72m | 11:57AM1.81m | 00:27AM1.80m | 12:56PM1.95m | 1:27AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.49m | 5:35AM0.39m | 6:13PM0.36m | 6:37AM0.30m | 7:14PM0.21m | 7:32AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | |
— | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 16 |
48 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 96 | 114 | 129 | 49 | 75 | 55 | 53 | 59 | 126 | 135 | 132 | 112 | 105 | 84 | 70 | 53 | 51 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | 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 | NW 8 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 41 | 41 | 75 | 194 | 214 | 125 | 73 | 110 | 162 | 178 | 246 | 178 | 158 | 101 | 135 | 188 | 203 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | NW 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 18 | 85 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | NNE 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 35 | 56 | — | 7 | 71 | 83 | 66 | 64 | 54 | 37 | 34 | 33 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 465 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 501 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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