Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 121 | 164 | 348 | 333 | 294 | 202 | 169 | 227 | 242 | 205 | 173 | 128 | 98 | 84 | 82 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:52AM2.10m | 4:09PM2.09m | 4:30AM2.03m | 4:51PM1.96m | 5:13AM1.92m | 5:40PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.07m | 10:16PM0.10m | 10:37AM0.15m | 10:56PM0.24m | 11:24AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 114 | 93 | 94 | 68 | 26 | 26 | 348 | 333 | 294 | 202 | 169 | 227 | 242 | 205 | 173 | 278 | 341 | 392 | 392 | 341 | 287 | 282 | 278 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 48 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 79 | 108 | 71 | 72 | 119 | 182 | 128 | 98 | 72 | 52 | 43 | 25 | 71 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | NW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 51 | 50 | 84 | 82 | 73 | 71 | 22 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | E 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 121 | 164 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 49 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 51 | 51 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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