Surf Forecasts:
Praia da Vila surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 14 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period, SSE swell with 1,834 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 12 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Praia da Vila this week:
The surf forecast for Praia da Vila over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Praia da Vila in the next 16 days are 2.4m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.4m 8s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praia da Vila over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1064 | 976 | 992 | 1576 | 1419 | 1485 | 1834 | 1408 | 870 | 456 | 454 | 307 | 338 | 541 | 560 | 612 | 732 | 537 | 388 | 351 | 413 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:06PM0.65m | 2:24AM0.64m | 3:24PM0.65m | 2:58AM0.68m | 3:44PM0.64m | 3:30AM0.69m | 4:05PM0.61m | 4:01AM0.67m | 4:29PM0.58m | 4:36AM0.63m | 4:56PM0.54m | 5:22AM0.56m | 5:34PM0.49m | 00:07AM0.22m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM0.16m | 8:34AM-0.06m | 8:52PM0.17m | 9:05AM-0.03m | 9:16PM0.18m | 9:35AM0.03m | 9:37PM0.18m | 10:07AM0.10m | 9:54PM0.19m | 10:53AM0.18m | 9:49PM0.20m | 11:51AM0.24m | 9:43PM0.20m | ||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
mm | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1064 | 976 | 992 | 1576 | 1419 | 1485 | 1834 | 1408 | 870 | 456 | 454 | 307 | 338 | 78 | 52 | 19 | 22 | 537 | 388 | 351 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 14 | — | SSE 12 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | 22 | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 297 | 143 | 104 | 15 | — | 14 | — | 20 | 17 | 16 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 32 | — | — | — | 272 | 240 | 435 | 429 | 31 | 54 | 42 | 541 | 560 | 612 | 732 | 7 | 30 | 62 | 413 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 615 | 2 | 0 |
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