Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 74 | 74 | 37 | 36 | 12 | 31 | 61 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:13PM2.29m | 4:42AM1.97m | 4:58PM2.23m | 5:26AM1.89m | 5:42PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.08m | 10:34PM-0.01m | 10:38AM0.13m | 11:18PM0.08m | 11:21AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ENE 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 74 | 74 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NW 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 42 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 720 | 29 | 29 | 490 | 490 | 509 | 464 | 464 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 509 | 464 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
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