Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ribeira da Janela today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ribeira da Janela at 8AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ribeira da Janela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 10 | WSW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4346 | 3911 | 3135 | 2559 | 2548 | 2329 | 1680 | 1356 | 1092 | 872 | 4140 | 1466 | 1510 | 1326 | 1128 | 1466 | 1436 | 1542 | 1960 | 1760 | 1332 | 1053 | 936 | 767 | 890 | 810 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:13PM1.95m | 2:28AM2.05m | 2:47PM1.88m | 3:01AM1.99m | 3:22PM1.78m | 3:37AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.24m | 8:12PM0.30m | 8:38AM0.29m | 8:44PM0.36m | 9:13AM0.36m | 9:17PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | 6:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 4346 | 3911 | 3135 | 2559 | 2548 | 2329 | 1680 | 1356 | 1092 | 872 | 4140 | 3113 | 2493 | 2015 | 1693 | 1466 | 1436 | 1542 | 1960 | 1760 | 1332 | 974 | 936 | 710 | 890 | 810 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 1019 | 1151 | 1220 | 1326 | 1128 | 1009 | 1055 | 875 | 915 | 954 | 954 | 1053 | 902 | 767 | 660 | 534 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 10 | NNW 12 | S 10 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 183 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 120 | 177 | — | — | 143 | 1152 | 3265 | 5488 | 1256 | 1466 | 1510 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 483 | 482 | 498 | 39 | 771 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 20 |
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