Surf Forecasts:
Praia da Vila surf forecast from 29 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 2 Oct, 6PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 3 Oct, 6AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period, S swell with 940 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 29 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE 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 Tuesday (Sep 29) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Praia da Vila in the next 16 days are 1.8m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 03) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 04) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Tue 29th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Fri 2nd Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Sat 3rd Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praia da Vila over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 290 | 318 | 310 | 240 | 200 | 161 | 225 | 461 | 736 | 798 | 773 | 861 | 680 | 539 | 301 | 263 | 212 | 212 | 276 | 281 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:50PM0.56m | 4:19AM0.62m | 4:16PM0.51m | 5:11AM0.55m | 4:44PM0.45m | 6:37AM0.48m | 5:43PM0.40m | 11:55PM0.23m | 7:53AM0.45m | 12:07PM0.49m | 7:08PM0.38m | 12:31PM0.53m | 8:20PM0.38m | 12:51PM0.55m | 11:01PM0.44m | ||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.13m | 9:00PM0.10m | 9:35AM0.22m | 9:03PM0.13m | 9:11AM0.31m | 12:13PM0.30m | 9:09PM0.16m | 8:51AM0.37m | 1:40PM0.35m | 9:22PM0.20m | 8:31AM0.40m | 4:08PM0.33m | 9:46PM0.26m | 3:27AM0.16m | 4:41PM0.29m | 4:24AM0.09m | 5:09PM0.25m | ||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | 16 | 30 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 191 | 103 | 318 | 310 | 240 | 200 | 161 | 109 | 461 | 736 | 798 | 773 | 861 | 680 | 539 | 279 | 263 | 212 | 212 | 276 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 6 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 57 | — | 58 | 50 | 31 | 111 | 137 | 43 | 83 | 47 | 45 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 301 | 230 | 128 | 57 | 62 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | — | SE 8 | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | — | 3 | — | 17 | 42 | 35 | — | 42 | 34 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 54 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | ENE 7 | — | S 3 | S 6 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 290 | — | 1 | 92 | — | — | 225 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 89 | 223 | 382 | — | 15 | 37 | 94 | 198 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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