Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bicas today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bicas at 3PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bicas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 281 | 220 | 220 | 275 | 239 | 862 | 957 | 813 | 694 | 618 | 545 | 480 | 480 | 411 | 335 | 319 | 314 | 303 | 241 | 338 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:41AM2.59m | 8:20PM2.36m | 8:55AM2.46m | 9:58PM2.27m | 10:33AM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM1.48m | 2:13AM1.61m | 3:31PM1.59m | 3:59AM1.69m | 5:21PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | S 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 281 | 220 | 68 | 173 | 239 | 862 | 957 | 813 | 694 | 618 | 545 | 480 | 480 | 411 | 335 | 319 | 314 | 303 | 241 | 3 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | NW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 201 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 13 | — | — | S 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 61 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 11 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 220 | 275 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 338 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 20 | 163 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 20 |
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