Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia de Pipa today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia de Pipa at 8PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Praia de Pipa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
166 | 148 | 131 | 137 | 137 | 379 | 412 | 176 | 206 | 212 | 183 | 218 | 245 | 152 | 157 | 246 | 246 | 226 | 210 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56PM1.80m | 8:22AM1.68m | 8:46PM1.65m | 9:25AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44PM0.54m | 2:10AM0.60m | 2:31PM0.70m | 3:11AM0.72m | 3:36PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 163 | 168 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 61 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 10 | NNE 11 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | N 11 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | N 11 | S 16 | SE 12 | S 14 |
3 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
166 | 148 | 131 | 137 | 137 | 379 | 412 | 176 | 206 | 212 | 183 | 218 | 245 | 152 | 157 | 246 | 246 | 226 | 210 | 176 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1100 | 1578 | 1578 | 1578 | 992 | 766 | 766 | 992 | 1108 | 1600 | 1578 | 1031 | 992 | 992 | 992 | 1031 | 1578 | 2254 | 1578 | 1578 |
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