Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia do Norte today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia do Norte at 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 372 | 300 | 247 | 220 | 214 | 294 | 354 | 344 | 307 | 245 | 245 | 251 | 212 | 264 | 298 | 291 | 284 | 250 | 242 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:06PM2.96m | 6:28AM2.68m | 6:45PM2.72m | 7:06AM2.51m | 7:26PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.19m | 00:17AM0.23m | 12:28PM0.36m | 00:53AM0.45m | 1:09PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 488 | 372 | 300 | 247 | 220 | 214 | 294 | 354 | 344 | 307 | 245 | 245 | 251 | 212 | 264 | 298 | 291 | 284 | 250 | 242 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 40 | 263 | 288 | 43 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 290 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 130 | 334 | 82 | 0 |
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