Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praiola today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praiola at 5PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Praiola. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | NE 2 | — | — | — |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:43PM0.28m | 1:48AM0.29m | 2:37PM0.26m | 2:30AM0.26m | 3:50PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.11m | 8:16AM0.09m | 8:30PM0.14m | 9:07AM0.11m | 9:46PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | NW 4 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 6 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — |
20 | 34 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 640 | 1554 | 853 | 455 | 113 | 433 | 433 | 11 | 11 | 1642 | 1825 | 429 | 430 | 945 | 996 | 920 | 1364 | 1369 | 1554 | 610 | 550 |
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