Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia da Rainha today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia da Rainha at 2AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Praia da Rainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 88 | 172 | 169 | 200 | 169 | 128 | 112 | 368 | 425 | 404 | 363 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:58PM2.10m | 8:26AM2.06m | 9:02PM1.90m | 9:41AM1.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.77m | 2:00AM0.88m | 2:38PM0.96m | 3:03AM1.05m | 4:07PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 4 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 12 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 18 | 86 | 39 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NW 11 | S 4 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 88 | 172 | 169 | 200 | 169 | 128 | 112 | 368 | 425 | 404 | 363 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 581 | 171 | 171 | 515 | 247 | 79 | 17 | 185 | 631 | 594 | 587 | 308 |
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