Surf Forecasts:
Praia Paredes surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period, NNW swell with 1,102 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 20 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Praia Paredes this week:
The surf forecast for Praia Paredes over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Praia Paredes in the next 16 days are 2.2m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praia Paredes over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 150 | 282 | 1102 | 831 | 544 | 428 | 237 | 125 | 599 | 394 | 579 | 631 | 533 | 125 | 139 | 163 | 118 | 206 | 287 | 280 |
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 | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:40AM2.14m | 9:15PM1.97m | 9:53AM2.02m | 10:44PM1.88m | 11:24AM2.02m | 00:13AM1.93m | 12:39PM2.14m | 1:14AM2.07m | 1:31PM2.32m | 1:57AM2.24m | 2:11PM2.52m | 2:33AM2.40m | 2:46PM2.70m | 3:06AM2.55m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:53PM0.99m | 3:18AM1.08m | 4:20PM1.10m | 4:50AM1.15m | 5:58PM1.06m | 6:17AM1.07m | 7:05PM0.92m | 7:15AM0.90m | 7:51PM0.74m | 7:56AM0.72m | 8:28PM0.55m | 8:32AM0.54m | 9:00PM0.38m | ||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | N 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 62 | 123 | 8 | 8 | 544 | 428 | 237 | 125 | 599 | 394 | 579 | 631 | 4 | 125 | 139 | 163 | 118 | 206 | 287 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 11 | W 9 | — | W 11 | N 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | NW 7 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 12 | NW 9 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 30 | 40 | — | 2 | 91 | 39 | 39 | 91 | 48 | 31 | 11 | 4 | — | 107 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SW 13 | SW 15 | — | — | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | N 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 13 | N 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 7 | 9 | — | — | 42 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 6 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 150 | 282 | 1102 | 831 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 64 | — | — | 533 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 296 | 181 | 116 | 319 | 54 | 42 | 44 | 0 | 43 | 324 | 42 | 401 | 317 | 42 | 43 | 335 | 42 | 54 | 115 | 33 |
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