Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praiola today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praiola at 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Praiola. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:37PM0.26m | 2:30AM0.26m | 3:50PM0.25m | 3:30AM0.23m | 5:30PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.09m | 8:30PM0.14m | 9:07AM0.11m | 9:46PM0.16m | 10:21AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 433 | 11 | 11 | 456 | 456 | 430 | 433 | 610 | 606 | 640 | 955 | 920 | 550 | 347 | 550 | 583 | 430 | 425 | 429 | 450 | 455 |
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