Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia de Altura today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia de Altura at 3PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Praia de Altura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | W 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:17AM2.66m | 7:38PM2.89m | 8:15AM2.55m | 8:37PM2.74m | 9:15AM2.48m | 9:38PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.78m | 2:05AM0.73m | 2:17PM0.90m | 3:03AM0.85m | 3:20PM0.99m | 4:03AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | 8:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | E 8 | — | SSE 3 | W 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 150 | 110 | 54 | 110 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 331 | 54 | 236 | 134 | 120 | 120 | 150 | 260 | 123 | 57 | 54 |
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