Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bicas today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bicas at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bicas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
145 | 161 | 99 | 79 | 79 | 101 | 109 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 78 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56PM3.36m | 6:17AM3.07m | 6:35PM3.14m | 6:57AM2.91m | 7:17PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.79m | 12:17PM0.91m | 00:45AM0.99m | 12:59PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
10 | 9 | 99 | 79 | 79 | 101 | 109 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 78 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 |
— | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 |
— | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — |
145 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 160 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 162 | 81 | 62 | 28 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 81 | 465 | 81 | 75 |
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