Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Maria - Praia Formosa today (03 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Maria - Praia Formosa at 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Santa Maria - Praia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | WNW 10 | ENE 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 14 | WNW 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 13 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 48 | 72 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 25 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:06PM1.32m | 9:34AM1.47m | 10:17PM1.39m | 10:38AM1.52m | 11:13PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53PM0.60m | 3:13AM0.64m | 4:06PM0.55m | 4:24AM0.57m | 5:03PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | 5:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | WNW 10 | NNE 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 136 | 58 | 90 | 143 | 146 | 294 | 299 | 251 | 241 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 279 | 281 | 269 | 216 | 162 | 65 | 155 | 129 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NNE 8 | WNW 10 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NE 9 | SW 5 | WNW 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 110 | 58 | 90 | 52 | 71 | 71 | 86 | 90 | 188 | 282 | 236 | 152 | 118 | 114 | 94 | 93 | 66 | 58 | 159 | 55 | 103 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | W 10 | ENE 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 14 | NE 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 13 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 39 | 65 | 39 | 109 | 103 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 51 | 47 | 31 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 48 | 72 | 76 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 9 | 89 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 269 | 854 | 260 | 258 | 275 | 102 | 102 | 102 |
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