
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ribeira da Janela today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ribeira da Janela at 11PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ribeira da Janela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
932 | 809 | 784 | 771 | 703 | 616 | 605 | 680 | 669 | 475 | 585 | 532 | 317 | 268 | 221 | 258 | 243 | 327 | 288 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:27PM2.24m | 2:48AM2.15m | 3:01PM2.27m | 3:22AM2.19m | 3:36PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.06m | 8:49AM0.11m | 9:11PM0.04m | 9:24AM0.09m | 9:45PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
932 | 809 | 784 | 771 | 703 | 616 | 605 | 680 | 669 | 475 | 585 | 532 | 317 | 268 | 221 | 258 | 243 | 327 | 288 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NNW 13 | ENE 6 | S 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | N 15 | NNW 14 |
22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 173 | 26 | 92 | 195 | 170 | 172 | 145 | 97 | 155 | 243 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 6 | S 13 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | N 16 | N 15 | S 11 | S 10 |
8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 27 | 90 | 18 | 139 | 178 | 152 | 186 | 159 | 86 | 74 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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