Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Maria - Praia Formosa today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Maria - Praia Formosa at 7AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Santa Maria - Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 81 | 142 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:14PM1.48m | 6:46AM1.39m | 7:23PM1.40m | 8:02AM1.37m | 8:47PM1.36m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.57m | 12:57PM0.60m | 1:41AM0.63m | 2:22PM0.63m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | N 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 118 | 158 | 198 | 164 | 154 | 157 | 160 | 160 | 123 | 123 | 103 | 103 | 96 | 92 | 76 | 73 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | S 13 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | W 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 28 | 160 | 157 | 106 | 129 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 110 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 49 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 80 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | W 9 | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 207 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 81 | 142 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 260 | 269 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 260 | 357 | 357 |
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