Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Paredes today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Paredes at 7PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Praia Paredes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
270 | 238 | 186 | 159 | 138 | 131 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 75 | 56 | 38 | 51 | 49 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 74 | 329 | 438 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:05AM2.49m | 7:25PM2.43m | 7:47AM2.31m | 8:12PM2.18m | 8:40AM2.14m | 9:15PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.57m | 1:30AM0.69m | 1:54PM0.79m | 2:15AM0.90m | 2:53PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | SW 13 |
270 | 238 | 186 | 159 | 138 | 131 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 75 | 56 | 38 | 33 | 24 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 37 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SW 16 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 51 | 49 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 31 | 46 | 44 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — |
10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 |
— | — | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 74 | 329 | 438 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 114 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 339 | 296 | 339 |
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