Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Seca today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Seca at 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Praia Seca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 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) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 83 | 204 | 244 | 235 | 190 | 169 | 137 | 109 | 243 | 181 | 136 | 192 | 213 | 158 | 194 | 187 | 167 | 125 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:29PM0.96m | 3:43AM1.07m | 3:48PM0.93m | 4:16AM1.00m | 4:09PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.11m | 9:47PM0.16m | 10:17AM0.21m | 10:18PM0.16m | 10:47AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 83 | 132 | 244 | 235 | 190 | 169 | 137 | 109 | 243 | 181 | 136 | 147 | 135 | 158 | 70 | 68 | 167 | 125 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 48 | 87 | 104 | 104 | 192 | 205 | 84 | 194 | 187 | 47 | 48 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 31 | 37 | 43 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 55 | 89 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 54 | 67 | 53 | 41 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 11 | 13 | — | 213 | 22 | 126 | — | 1 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 12 | 249 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 33 |
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