Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bicas today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bicas at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bicas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
123 | 118 | 144 | 144 | 147 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 123 | 135 | 132 | 129 | 124 | 194 | 162 | 92 | 311 | 336 | 297 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:11PM3.56m | 3:40AM3.31m | 3:55PM3.64m | 4:21AM3.33m | 4:37PM3.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.49m | 9:40AM0.62m | 10:13PM0.45m | 10:21AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | S 12 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | S 12 | — | S 20 |
123 | 118 | 144 | 144 | 147 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 123 | 135 | 132 | 129 | 124 | 3 | 162 | 92 | 3 | — | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | — | S 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 12 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
8 | — | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NW 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
7 | 31 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 59 | 53 | 37 | 194 | 63 | 43 | 311 | 336 | 297 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 159 | 157 | 82 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 62 | 371 | 382 | 681 | 437 |
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