Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bicas today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bicas at 4PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bicas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 254 | 522 | 568 | 549 | 563 | 485 | 433 | 333 | 314 | 308 | 554 | 360 | 338 | 263 | 258 | 197 | 185 | 177 | 146 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:18PM3.27m | 4:33AM3.25m | 4:51PM3.11m | 5:05AM3.14m | 5:24PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.66m | 10:21PM0.74m | 10:39AM0.76m | 10:50PM0.88m | 11:12AM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 191 | 254 | 522 | 568 | 549 | 563 | 485 | 433 | 333 | 314 | 308 | 378 | 360 | 338 | 263 | 258 | 197 | 185 | 177 | 146 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 10 | NW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 136 | 208 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 106 | 208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 14 | 12 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 554 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 62 | 98 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 20 |
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