Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 10PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 112 | 114 | 127 | 194 | 214 | 125 | 73 | 110 | 162 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:04PM1.67m | 10:50AM1.69m | 11:19PM1.72m | 11:57AM1.81m | 00:27AM1.80m | 12:56PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.57m | 4:25AM0.45m | 5:03PM0.49m | 5:35AM0.39m | 6:13PM0.36m | 6:37AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 29 | 112 | 114 | 93 | 67 | 94 | 47 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | WNW 7 | NNW 9 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 83 | 57 | 75 | 35 | 42 | 162 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 44 | 85 | 127 | 194 | 214 | 125 | 73 | 110 | 36 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 49 | 43 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | 36 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 509 | 14 | 509 | 465 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
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