Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia do Norte today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia do Norte at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 880 | 778 | 706 | 614 | 690 | 854 | 1034 | 1327 | 683 | 823 | 1294 | 619 | 855 | 855 | 822 | 596 | 561 | 598 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:54PM2.13m | 7:15AM2.22m | 7:51PM1.95m | 8:21AM2.08m | 9:14PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.91m | 1:35PM0.96m | 1:45AM1.08m | 2:52PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 880 | 778 | 706 | 614 | 505 | 854 | 1034 | 1327 | 683 | 823 | 1294 | 619 | 855 | 855 | 822 | 596 | 561 | 189 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 346 | 520 | 667 | 486 | 690 | 422 | 320 | 205 | 363 | 437 | 137 | 503 | 361 | 361 | 281 | 220 | 171 | 23 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 224 | 186 | — | 99 | 98 | 62 | 40 | 39 | 39 | — | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 598 | 270 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 190 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 31 | 106 | 106 | 64 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 103 | 0 |
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