Burning Swell
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Praia de Altura

Beach · faces 160° SSE · Faro, Portugal · 37.168, −7.498

Times in WEST

Good · best window 19:00–00:00
1.1 m
7 s period · SE 128°
Clean groundswell, 3° inside the swell window · sampled 19 km offshore
Wind
7 km/h
SW · crossSW 236° · cross
Tide
−0.4 m
falling · L 23:30falling · low 23:30 (−0.8 m)
Energy
4 kJ
good
Sky
22°
clear · feels 22°clear · feels 22° · water 22° · OISST 13 Oct, preliminary
Ensemble · 06Z3 of 3 models reporting · updated 13:47 UTC

Next 16 days

tap a day for its hourspick a day for hour by hour · ← → step it · 3-hourly to day 16
  • swell · 10–14 s
  • wind swell · under 10 s
  • offshore
  • cross-off
  • cross
  • cross-on
  • onshore
  • glassy
  • band: the models' spread

Hourly detail

Thursday 8 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 07:30–19:03

00 
poor
0.3 m4s W0.3 + 0.1 mtide0.9 ↑
offshore 12 km/hgust24 km/h 19°
0 kJ
03 
poor
0.5 m3s N0.2 + 0.1 mtide0.8 ↓
offshore 12 km/hgust22 km/h 18°
0 kJ
06 
poor
0.4 m3s N0.2 mtide−0.9 ↓
offshore 12 km/hgust17 km/h 17°
0 kJ
09 
poor
0.4 m3s NNE0.2 mtide−0.8 ↑
offshore 12 km/hgust17 km/h 20°
0 kJ
12 
poor
0.3 m8s W0.1 + 0.1 mtide1.0 ↑
cross-off 13 km/hgust15 km/h 26°
0 kJ
15 
poor
0.2 m9s W0.1 + 0.1 mtide1.1 ↓
cross-on 13 km/hgust16 km/h 29°
0 kJ
18 
poor
0.2 m10s W0.1 + 0.1 mtide−0.9 ↓
cross-on 12 km/hgust12 km/h 27°
0 kJ
21 
poor
0.3 m10s W0.2 + 0.1 mtide−1.2 ↑
offshore 8 km/hgust8 km/h 22°
0 kJ

Friday 9 October poorbest 21:00–24:00 · light 07:30–19:01

00 
poor
0.3 m10s W0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide 0.6↑
cross-off 9 km/hgust9 km/h 20°
0 kJ
03 
poor
0.6 m3s ENE0.1 + 0.1 mtide1.2 ↓
offshore 9 km/hgust9 km/h 18°
1 kJ
06 
poor
0.7 m4s ENE0.2 mtide−0.7 ↓
offshore 13 km/hgust15 km/h 17°
1 kJ
09 
poor
0.8 m4s E0.1 + 0.1 mtide−1.2 ↑
cross-off 11 km/hgust21 km/h 20°
1 kJ
12 
poor
0.7 m5s E0.1 + 0.1 mtide0.6 ↑
cross 14 km/hgust16 km/h 26°
1 kJ
15 
poor
0.5 m4s E0.5 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide 1.4↓
onshore 11 km/hgust12 km/h 28°
0 kJ
18 
poor
0.4 m4s E0.3 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide −0.5↓
cross-on 13 km/hgust12 km/h 26°
0 kJ
21 
fair
0.4 m5s SE0.3 + 0.1 mtide−1.4 ↑
offshore 14 km/hgust22 km/h 20°
0 kJ

Saturday 10 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 07:31–19:00

00 
poor
0.5 m5s SE0.4 + 0.1 mtide0.2 ↑
offshore 18 km/hgust32 km/h 18°
1 kJ
03 
poor
0.5 m5s ESE0.3 + 0.1 mtide1.4 ↓
offshore 13 km/hgust15 km/h 17°
1 kJ
06 
poor
0.5 m3s NNE0.3 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide −0.3↓
offshore 11 km/hgust11 km/h 16°
0 kJ
09 
poor
0.4 m3s NE0.3 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide −1.4↑
cross-off 6 km/hgust8 km/h 19°
0 kJ
12 
poor
0.4 m4s SE0.3 + 0.1 + 0.0 mtide 0.1↑
cross-on 8 km/hgust6 km/h 24°
0 kJ
15 
poor
0.4 m4s SE0.4 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide 1.5↓
onshore 8 km/hgust7 km/h 27°
0 kJ
18 
poor
0.4 m4s SE0.3 mtide0.0 ↓
cross-on 14 km/hgust10 km/h 25°
0 kJ
21 
poor
0.4 m2s W0.3 + 0.0 mtide−1.4 ↑
cross-off 9 km/hgust9 km/h 20°
0 kJ

Sunday 11 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 07:32–18:59

00 
poor
0.3 m4s SE0.2 + 0.2 mtide−0.1 ↑
offshore 10 km/hgust9 km/h 20°
0 kJ
03 
poor
0.3 m5s SE0.2 + 0.1 mtide1.4 ↓
offshore 11 km/hgust10 km/h 18°
0 kJ
06 
poor
0.2 m4s SE0.2 + 0.1 mtide0.1 ↓
offshore 8 km/hgust8 km/h 17°
0 kJ
09 
poor
0.2 m4s SE0.2 + 0.1 + 0.0 mtide −1.4↑
offshore 10 km/hgust14 km/h 19°
0 kJ
12 
poor
0.2 m4s SE0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide −0.3↑
offshore 6 km/hgust8 km/h 26°
0 kJ
15 
poor
0.2 m3s SE0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide 1.4↓
cross-on 8 km/hgust10 km/h 28°
0 kJ
18 
poor
0.3 m2s SW0.1 + 0.1 mtide0.4 ↓
cross-on 6 km/hgust12 km/h 25°
0 kJ
21 
poor
0.3 m13s W0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide −1.3↓
cross-off 9 km/hgust10 km/h 21°
0 kJ

Monday 12 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 07:33–18:58

00 
poor
0.3 m13s W0.2 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide −0.5↑
offshore 15 km/hgust35 km/h 18°
0 kJ
03 
poor
0.4 m3s N0.2 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide 1.3↑
offshore 16 km/hgust34 km/h 17°
0 kJ
06 
poor
0.4 m3s N0.1 + 0.1 mtide0.5 ↓
offshore 15 km/hgust31 km/h 16°
0 kJ
09 
poor
0.4 m3s N0.1 + 0.1 mtide−1.2 ↓
offshore 15 km/hgust26 km/h 18°
0 kJ
12 
poor
0.3 m11s W0.2 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide −0.6↑
offshore 12 km/hgust10 km/h 25°
0 kJ
15 
poor
0.3 m11s W0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide 1.1↑
cross 3 km/hgust8 km/h 29°
1 kJ
18 
poor
0.4 m3s WSW0.1 + 0.0 mtide0.7 ↓
cross-on 9 km/hgust11 km/h 26°
0 kJ
21 
poor
0.4 m13s W0.2 mtide−1.1 ↓
cross-off 9 km/hgust10 km/h 22°
1 kJ

Tuesday 13 October poorbest 01:00–02:00 · light 07:34–18:56

00 
poor
0.4 m13s W0.2 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −0.7↑
offshore 17 km/hgust35 km/h 18°
1 kJ
03 
poor
0.4 m12s W0.2 + 0.2 mtide1.0 ↑
offshore 14 km/hgust30 km/h 17°
1 kJ
06 
poor
0.4 m12s W0.2 + 0.1 mtide0.8 ↓
offshore 13 km/hgust21 km/h 17°
1 kJ
09 
poor
0.4 m12s W0.2 + 0.1 mtide−1.0 ↓
offshore 15 km/hgust22 km/h 20°
1 kJ
12 
poor
0.3 m11s W0.2 + 0.2 mtide−0.9 ↑
cross-off 9 km/hgust9 km/h 28°
1 kJ
15 
poor
0.3 m11s W0.2 + 0.2 mtide0.8 ↑
onshore 12 km/hgust8 km/h 30°
0 kJ
18 
poor
0.3 m11s W0.2 + 0.1 mtide0.8 ↓
cross-on 13 km/hgust13 km/h 26°
0 kJ
21 
poor
0.3 m10s W0.2 mtide−0.8 ↓
cross-off 7 km/hgust7 km/h 22°
0 kJ

Wednesday 14 October epicbest 22:00–24:00 · light 07:35–18:55

00 
fair
0.3 m10s W0.2 + 0.2 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross-off 7 km/hgust6 km/h 22°
0 kJ
03 
fair
0.4 m5s SE0.3 + 0.2 mtide0.7 ↑
cross-off 3 km/hgust3 km/h 20°
0 kJ
06 
fair
0.8 m6s SE0.7 + 0.3 mtide0.9 ↓
cross 3 km/hgust3 km/h 19°
2 kJ
09 
good
0.9 m6s SE0.9 + 0.3 mtide−0.6 ↓
cross 2 km/hgust3 km/h 22°
2 kJ
12 
fair
0.9 m6s SE0.9 + 0.3 mtide−0.9 ↑
cross-on 12 km/hgust13 km/h 28°
2 kJ
15 
fair
1.0 m6s SE0.9 + 0.2 mtide0.4 ↑
onshore 13 km/hgust13 km/h 30°
3 kJ
18 
fair
1.0 m6s SE1.0 + 0.2 mtide0.8 ↓
cross-on 16 km/hgust15 km/h 27°
3 kJ
21 
good
1.1 m6s SE1.1 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −0.5↓
cross 4 km/hgust4 km/h 22°
4 kJ

Today 15 October goodbest 00:00–07:00 · light 07:36–18:53 19° 22°

00 
epic
1.6 m7s SE1.5 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −0.8↑
cross-off 5 km/hgust6 km/h 21°
7 kJ
03 
epic
1.5 m6s SE1.5 + 0.2 + 0.2 mtide 0.4↑
cross-off 3 km/hgust4 km/h 19°
7 kJ
06 
epic
1.4 m7s SE1.4 + 0.2 + 0.2 mtide 0.9↓
cross-off 6 km/hgust6 km/h 19°
6 kJ
09 
fair
1.2 m6s SE1.1 + 0.3 + 0.2 mtide −0.3↓
cross 21 km/hgust19 km/h 22°
4 kJ
12 
fair
1.1 m7s SE1.0 + 0.3 + 0.2 mtide −0.9↑
cross-on 14 km/hgust17 km/h 27°
4 kJ
15 
fair
1.1 m7s SE1.1 + 0.3 + 0.2 mtide 0.1↑
onshore 12 km/hgust13 km/h 29°
4 kJ
18 
fair
1.2 m7s SE1.1 + 0.3 + 0.2 mtide 0.7↓
onshore 10 km/hgust10 km/h 28°
4 kJ
now 
good
1.1 m7s SE1.1 + 0.3 + 0.2 mtide −0.2↓
cross 7 km/hgust7 km/h 22°
4 kJ

Friday 16 October goodbest 01:00–02:00 · light 07:37–18:52 22° 22°

00 
good
1.1 m6s SE1.1 + 0.3 + 0.1 mtide −0.7↑
cross-off 9 km/hgust8 km/h 21°
4 kJ
03 
good
1.1 m6s SE1.0 + 0.3 + 0.1 mtide 0.2↑
offshore 6 km/hgust6 km/h 20°
3 kJ
06 
good
0.8 m6s SE0.8 + 0.2 + 0.2 mtide 0.8↓
offshore 8 km/hgust7 km/h 20°
2 kJ
09 
good
0.7 m14s W0.7 + 0.3 + 0.2 mtide 0.1↓
cross-off 6 km/hgust9 km/h 22°
4 kJ
12 
fair
0.6 m14s W0.6 + 0.3 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross 7 km/hgust7 km/h 28°
3 kJ
15 
fair
0.6 m14s W0.5 + 0.3 mtide−0.2 ↑
onshore 10 km/hgust8 km/h 31°
2 kJ
18 
poor
0.6 m13s W0.4 + 0.3 + 0.1 mtide 0.5↓
cross-on 18 km/hgust20 km/h 27°
2 kJ
21 
fair
0.6 m13s W0.3 + 0.2 + 0.2 mtide 0.1↓
cross-off 10 km/hgust12 km/h 23°
2 kJ

Saturday 17 October fairbest 00:00–19:00 · light 07:38–18:51 19° 22°

00 
fair
0.5 m13s W0.3 + 0.2 + 0.2 mtide −0.6↑
offshore 12 km/hgust16 km/h 22°
1 kJ
03 
fair
0.4 m12s W0.3 + 0.3 + 0.1 mtide −0.1↑
offshore 12 km/hgust14 km/h 21°
1 kJ
06 
fair
0.4 m12s W0.3 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide 0.6↑
offshore 10 km/hgust12 km/h 19°
1 kJ
09 
fair
0.4 m12s W0.3 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide 0.3↓
offshore 9 km/hgust15 km/h 21°
1 kJ
12 
fair
0.3 m12s W0.3 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −0.5↓
offshore 7 km/hgust8 km/h 27°
1 kJ
15 
fair
0.3 m12s W0.3 + 0.1 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross-off 9 km/hgust11 km/h 28°
1 kJ
18 
fair
0.4 m12s W0.3 + 0.1 mtide0.2 ↑
cross-off 9 km/hgust14 km/h 26°
1 kJ
21 
poor
0.5 m12s W0.3 + 0.1 mtide0.2 ↓
cross-off 8 km/hgust15 km/h 22°
1 kJ

Sunday 18 October poorbest 05:00–07:00 · light 07:39–18:49 19° 22°

00 
fair
0.4 m12s W0.3 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −0.3↓
offshore 8 km/hgust9 km/h 18° · 0.3 mm/h
1 kJ
03 
fair
0.4 m12s W0.3 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −0.2↑
offshore 8 km/hgust8 km/h 17° · 0.3 mm/h
1 kJ
06 
good
0.3 m12s W0.3 + 0.1 mtide0.3 ↑
offshore 9 km/hgust8 km/h 16°
1 kJ
09 
fair
0.4 m12s W0.3 + 0.1 mtide0.4 ↓
offshore 11 km/hgust16 km/h 18°
1 kJ
12 
poor
0.3 m11s W0.3 + 0.0 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross-on 12 km/hgust11 km/h 24°
1 kJ
15 
poor
0.4 m11s W0.3 mtide−0.4 ↑
onshore 23 km/hgust23 km/h 23°
1 kJ
18 
poor
0.3 m11s W0.3 mtide0.0 ↑
cross-on 16 km/hgust22 km/h 21°
1 kJ
21 
poor
0.3 m11s W0.2 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide 0.3↓
cross-off 4 km/hgust4 km/h 18° · 0.8 mm/h
0 kJ

Monday 19 October fairbest 20:00–24:00 · light 07:40–18:48 18° 22°

00 
poor
0.3 m11s W0.2 + 0.1 mtide0.0 ↓
cross-off 5 km/hgust5 km/h 17°
1 kJ
03 
poor
0.5 m3s ENE0.2 mtide−0.3 ↑
offshore 6 km/hgust6 km/h 18°
0 kJ
06 
poor
0.6 m3s E0.1 + 0.1 mtide0.0 ↑
offshore 8 km/hgust9 km/h 18°
0 kJ
09 
poor
0.5 m4s E0.1 + 0.1 mtide0.5 ↑
cross-off 5 km/hgust5 km/h 19°
0 kJ
12 
poor
0.4 m3s E0.1 mtide0.2 ↓
cross-on 9 km/hgust6 km/h 23°
0 kJ
15 
poor
0.4 m4s ESE0.4 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide −0.4↓
cross-on 17 km/hgust12 km/h 24°
0 kJ
18 
poor
0.4 m4s SE0.4 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide −0.3↑
cross-on 16 km/hgust17 km/h 21° · 1.1 mm/h
0 kJ
21 
fair
0.5 m5s SE0.5 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide 0.2↑
cross 10 km/hgust16 km/h 19°
1 kJ

Tuesday 20 October goodbest 07:00–08:00 · light 07:41–18:46 16° 22°

00 
fair
0.8 m5s SE0.1 + 0.1 + 0.0 mtide 0.3↓
cross 6 km/hgust7 km/h 18°
1 kJ
03 
fair
1.2 m6s SE0.2 + 0.1 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross-on 8 km/hgust8 km/h 17°
4 kJ
06 
good
1.5 m6s SE0.2 + 0.1 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross 9 km/hgust10 km/h 16°
6 kJ
10 
good
0.5 m6s S0.2 + 0.1 mtide0.5 ↓
cross 8 km/hgust12 km/h 19°
1 kJ
13 
fair
0.5 m6s SSE0.2 + 0.1 mtide0.3 ↓
cross-on 14 km/hgust17 km/h 24°
1 kJ
16 
poor
0.6 m5s SSE0.8 + 0.3 + 0.1 mtide −0.5↑
cross-on 29 km/hgust27 km/h 24°
1 kJ
19 
fair
0.7 m5s S0.6 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −0.5↑
cross 17 km/hgust27 km/h 20°
1 kJ
22 
fair
0.8 m6s W0.5 + 0.3 mtide0.3 ↑
cross-off 15 km/hgust30 km/h 16°
2 kJ

Wednesday 21 October poorbest 01:00–07:00 · light 07:42–18:45 16° 22°

01 
fair
0.7 m7s W0.4 + 0.2 mtide0.4 ↓
cross-off 13 km/hgust24 km/h 15°
2 kJ
04 
fair
0.6 m8s W0.3 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −0.3↓
cross-off 11 km/hgust27 km/h 13°
1 kJ
07 
poor
0.6 m8s W0.2 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −0.4↑
cross-off 8 km/hgust8 km/h 12°
1 kJ
10 
poor
0.5 m9s W0.2 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide 0.5↑
offshore 11 km/hgust19 km/h 16°
1 kJ
13 
poor
0.6 m8s W0.2 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide 0.6↓
cross-off 11 km/hgust16 km/h 21°
1 kJ
16 
poor
0.6 m8s W0.2 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide −0.4↓
cross-on 9 km/hgust13 km/h 22°
2 kJ
19 
poor
0.8 m8s W0.2 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide −0.7↑
offshore 17 km/hgust32 km/h 19°
2 kJ
22 
poor
0.7 m9s W0.2 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide 0.2↑
offshore 17 km/hgust36 km/h 16°
2 kJ

Thursday 22 October fairbest 19:00–24:00 · light 07:43–18:45 17° 22°

01 
poor
0.7 m9s W0.2 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide 0.7↓
offshore 17 km/hgust38 km/h 15°
2 kJ
04 
poor
0.7 m5s NW0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide −0.2↓
offshore 15 km/hgust34 km/h 13°
1 kJ
07 
poor
0.7 m5s NW0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide −0.7↑
offshore 14 km/hgust33 km/h 12°
1 kJ
10 
poor
0.5 m3s N0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide 0.3↑
offshore 24 km/hgust36 km/h 17°
0 kJ
13 
poor
0.4 m3s NNE0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide 0.9↓
offshore 24 km/hgust25 km/h 22°
0 kJ
16 
poor
0.3 m14s W0.2 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −0.2↓
offshore 21 km/hgust22 km/h 24°
1 kJ
19 
fair
0.5 m14s W0.3 + 0.3 mtide−1.0 ↑
offshore 16 km/hgust29 km/h 19°
1 kJ
22 
fair
0.6 m13s W0.4 mtide0.0 ↑
cross-off 11 km/hgust15 km/h 17°
2 kJ

Friday 23 October fairbest 01:00–13:00 · light 07:44–18:43 14° 22°

01 
fair
0.8 m13s W0.4 + 0.3 mtide1.0 ↓
offshore 16 km/hgust33 km/h 14°
4 kJ
04 
fair
0.8 m13s W0.3 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide 0.0↓
offshore 14 km/hgust25 km/h 13°
3 kJ
07 
fair
0.7 m12s W0.4 mtide−0.9 ↑
offshore 14 km/hgust27 km/h 12°
3 kJ
10 
fair
0.7 m12s W0.3 mtide0.0 ↑
offshore 17 km/hgust21 km/h 17°
3 kJ
13 
poor
0.5 m12s W0.3 mtide1.1 ↓
cross 14 km/hgust17 km/h 23°
1 kJ
16 
poor
0.4 m12s W0.3 + 0.1 mtide0.1 ↓
cross-on 15 km/hgust18 km/h 25°
1 kJ
19 
poor
0.5 m11s W0.3 mtide−1.1 ↑
cross-on 6 km/hgust7 km/h 19°
1 kJ
22 
poor
0.4 m11s W0.3 + 0.2 mtide−0.3 ↑
offshore 6 km/hgust6 km/h 18°
1 kJ

Saturday 24 October poorbest 01:00–24:00 · light 07:45–18:42 15° 22°

01 
poor
0.4 m11s W0.2 + 0.2 mtide1.1 ↓
cross-off 6 km/hgust6 km/h 17°
1 kJ
04 
poor
0.5 m11s W0.2 + 0.1 mtide0.3 ↓
cross-off 6 km/hgust6 km/h 15°
1 kJ
07 
poor
0.5 m3s NNE0.2 mtide−1.1 ↑
cross-off 7 km/hgust7 km/h 15°
0 kJ
10 
poor
0.4 m3s NNE0.2 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross 11 km/hgust19 km/h 20°
0 kJ
13 
poor
0.3 m10s W0.2 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide 1.2↓
cross-on 16 km/hgust18 km/h 25°
0 kJ
16 
poor
0.2 m10s W0.2 + 0.1 mtide0.5 ↓
cross-on 13 km/hgust16 km/h 26°
0 kJ
19 
poor
0.3 m10s W0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide −1.2↑
cross-on 9 km/hgust9 km/h 20°
0 kJ
22 
poor
0.5 m3s NNE0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide −0.7↑
offshore 5 km/hgust5 km/h 19°
0 kJ

Sunday 25 October fairbest 18:00–21:00 · light 06:46–17:41

01 
poor
0.4 m3s NNE0.1 + 0.1 + 0.0 mtide 1.1↓
cross 4 km/hgust4 km/h 17°
0 kJ
03 
poor
0.5 m3s NE0.2 mtide0.7 ↓
cross 5 km/hgust5 km/h 16°
0 kJ
06 
poor
1.1 m5s E0.1 mtide−1.1 ↑
cross-off 6 km/hgust6 km/h 15°
3 kJ
09 
poor
1.0 m5s E0.1 + 0.1 + 0.0 mtide −0.8↑
cross 10 km/hgust16 km/h 20°
2 kJ
12 
fair
1.1 m6s ESE0.1 + 0.1 mtide1.1 ↓
cross-on 16 km/hgust18 km/h 26°
3 kJ
15 
fair
1.2 m7s SE1.2 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide 1.0↓
cross-on 13 km/hgust — —
4 kJ
18 
good
1.0 m6s SE0.9 + 0.1 mtide−1.0 ↓
cross 9 km/hgust ——
3 kJ
21 
fair
0.9 m6s SE0.9 + 0.1 mtide−1.0 ↑
onshore 13 km/hgust — —
2 kJ

Monday 26 October goodbest 00:00–06:00 · light 06:47–17:39

00 
good
0.9 m6s SE0.9 + 0.1 mtide0.9 ↑
cross 4 km/hgust ——
2 kJ
03 
good
0.9 m6s SE0.9 + 0.1 mtide1.1 ↓
cross-off 12 km/hgust — —
2 kJ
06 
fair
0.7 m6s SE0.7 + 0.1 mtide−0.9 ↓
cross-off 19 km/hgust — —
1 kJ
09 
poor
0.6 m5s SE0.5 + 0.1 mtide−1.2 ↑
cross-off 21 km/hgust — —
1 kJ
12 
poor
0.5 m5s SE0.4 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide 0.8↑
cross-on 8 km/hgust — —
0 kJ
15 
poor
0.4 m12s W0.3 + 0.2 mtide1.3 ↓
cross 20 km/hgust ——
1 kJ
18 
poor
0.5 m3s WSW0.2 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −0.7↓
cross 30 km/hgust ——
0 kJ
21 
poor
0.5 m3s WSW0.2 + 0.1 + 0.1 mtide −1.3↑
cross 23 km/hgust ——
0 kJ

Tuesday 27 October poorbest 03:00–12:00 · light 06:48–17:38

00 
poor
0.4 m15s W0.4 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide 0.6↑
offshore 7 km/hgust — —
1 kJ
03 
fair
0.3 m14s W0.3 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide 1.4↓
cross 3 km/hgust ——
1 kJ
06 
fair
0.3 m14s W0.3 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −0.5↓
cross-off 3 km/hgust — —
1 kJ
09 
fair
0.4 m13s W0.3 + 0.3 + 0.1 mtide −1.4↑
cross-on 10 km/hgust — —
1 kJ
12 
poor
0.5 m13s W0.4 + 0.3 mtide0.3 ↑
cross-on 13 km/hgust — —
1 kJ
15 
poor
0.6 m12s W0.4 + 0.3 mtide1.4 ↓
cross-on 18 km/hgust — —
2 kJ
18 
poor
0.6 m12s W0.4 + 0.3 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross-on 20 km/hgust — —
2 kJ
21 
poor
0.7 m12s W0.3 mtide−1.4 ↑
onshore 28 km/hgust — —
2 kJ

Wednesday 28 October poorbest 09:00–24:00 · light 06:49–17:37

00 
poor
1.0 m4s SSE0.3 mtide0.1 ↑
onshore 36 km/hgust — —
2 kJ
03 
poor
1.4 m5s S0.3 mtide1.5 ↓
cross-on 38 km/hgust — —
4 kJ
06 
poor
1.8 m6s SSW0.3 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 40 km/hgust ——
9 kJ
09 
fair
1.5 m6s SW0.2 mtide−1.5 ↑
cross 34 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
12 
fair
1.6 m6s SW1.6 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross 37 km/hgust ——
8 kJ
15 
fair
1.6 m7s SSW0.2 + 0.1 mtide1.4 ↓
cross 34 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
18 
fair
1.5 m7s SW0.4 + 0.1 mtide0.3 ↓
cross 28 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
21 
fair
1.4 m7s SW0.7 mtide−1.4 ↑
cross 22 km/hgust ——
6 kJ

Thursday 29 October goodbest 06:00–09:00 · light 06:50–17:36

00 
fair
1.3 m7s SW0.7 + 0.5 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross 22 km/hgust ——
5 kJ
03 
good
1.3 m12s W0.9 + 0.9 mtide1.4 ↓
cross 14 km/hgust ——
9 kJ
06 
epic
1.1 m12s W0.9 + 0.7 mtide0.6 ↓
offshore 3 km/hgust — —
7 kJ
09 
good
1.0 m12s W0.8 + 0.7 mtide−1.3 ↑
glassy 2 km/hgust ——
6 kJ
12 
fair
0.9 m11s W0.7 + 0.6 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross-on 15 km/hgust — —
4 kJ
15 
fair
0.8 m11s W0.6 + 0.5 mtide1.0 ↓
cross-on 13 km/hgust — —
4 kJ
18 
fair
0.7 m11s W0.6 + 0.4 + 0.1 mtide 0.7↓
cross-on 11 km/hgust — —
3 kJ
21 
fair
0.6 m10s W0.5 + 0.4 + 0.1 mtide −1.0↑
cross-on 11 km/hgust — —
2 kJ

Friday 30 October fairbest 15:00–24:00 · light 06:51–17:35

00 
fair
0.6 m6s SW0.5 + 0.3 + 0.1 mtide −0.7↑
cross-on 10 km/hgust — —
1 kJ
03 
poor
0.6 m15s W0.5 + 0.3 + 0.1 mtide 1.0↓
onshore 13 km/hgust — —
2 kJ
06 
fair
0.5 m15s W0.5 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide 1.0↓
onshore 13 km/hgust — —
2 kJ
09 
poor
0.6 m8s W0.5 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −0.8↓
onshore 14 km/hgust — —
1 kJ
12 
poor
0.6 m14s W0.6 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −1.0↑
cross-on 15 km/hgust — —
2 kJ
15 
fair
0.6 m14s W0.6 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide 0.5↑
cross-on 14 km/hgust — —
3 kJ
18 
fair
0.7 m13s W0.6 + 0.3 + 0.2 mtide 0.9↓
cross-on 11 km/hgust — —
3 kJ
21 
fair
0.9 m20s W0.8 + 0.3 mtide−0.5 ↓
cross-on 14 km/hgust — —
7 kJ

Wind read from the nearest model point, up to 19 km — that is not the wind at the beach.

Swell read from the nearest model point, up to 19 km. Swell travels, so it still holds here.

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Tide

EOT20 prediction
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now −0.4 m ↓H 05:30 · 1.0L 11:30 · −0.9H 17:30 · 0.7L 23:30 · −0.8

Heights vs mean sea level

Optimal: any.

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125°265°Praia de Altura

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  • 1.1 m · 7 s · SE 133°In the window
  • 0.3 m · 12 s · W 263°secondary

Clean — 131° between the two swells. Window SE–W, 125°–265°.

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Beach
Faces
160° SSE
Optimal period
—
Optimal tide
any
Level
Beginner
Coordinates
37.168251, −7.49774

Model agreement

Medium

NOAA GFS-Wave1.0 m

ECMWF IFS-WAM0.8 m

DWD GWAM1.0 m

No buoy within 25 km, so agreement can’t be scored here.

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