Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia de Faro today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia de Faro at 3PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Praia de Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26PM3.08m | 5:54AM2.67m | 6:11PM2.92m | 6:39AM2.53m | 6:57PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05AM0.17m | 11:43PM0.09m | 11:49AM0.28m | 00:27AM0.26m | 12:34PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | W 11 | — | W 7 | W 7 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 6 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | — | WNW 5 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | NW 3 | — | W 4 | W 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 8 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 13 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 734 | 1256 | 1256 | 734 | 734 | 706 | 162 | 89 | 286 | 1235 | 965 | 734 | 488 | 347 | 172 | 187 | 346 | 743 | 630 | 536 | 408 |
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