Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bica today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bica at 4AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 12 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 108 | 77 | 74 | 28 | 33 | 48 | 66 | 86 | 116 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 365 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:34AM2.64m | 5:52PM2.54m | 6:09AM2.47m | 6:29PM2.29m | 6:46AM2.28m | 7:12PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.28m | 11:38AM0.35m | 11:53PM0.48m | 12:15PM0.55m | 00:27AM0.70m | 12:56PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 12 | S 12 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 98 | 108 | 77 | 74 | 22 | 33 | 48 | 66 | 86 | 116 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 365 | 3 | 1693 | 1335 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 39 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | S 10 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 226 | 92 | 117 | 211 | 413 | 691 | 1179 | 1409 | 1480 | 1480 | 1604 | 1808 | 1722 | 1893 | — | — | 1057 | 992 | 1117 | 1221 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 709 | 624 | 723 | 576 | 452 | 432 | 480 | 612 | 612 | 612 | 606 | 493 | 93 | 93 | 8 | 8 | 190 | 625 | 205 | 205 |
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