Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vale Figueira today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vale Figueira at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vale Figueira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
175 | 175 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 136 | 136 | 125 | 103 | 100 | 98 | 71 | 69 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:22PM2.64m | 6:43AM2.44m | 7:03PM2.38m | 7:26AM2.25m | 7:50PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.45m | 12:44PM0.57m | 1:06AM0.68m | 1:29PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
175 | 175 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 136 | 136 | 125 | 103 | 100 | 98 | 71 | 69 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | SSW 4 |
7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 |
10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 549 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 597 | 17 | 0 |
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