Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bicas today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bicas at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bicas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
355 | 335 | 255 | 192 | 145 | 130 | 100 | 98 | 81 | 56 | 147 | 735 | 1035 | 1010 | 776 | 541 | 477 | 500 | 501 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:39PM2.36m | 11:17AM2.51m | 00:05AM2.41m | 12:28PM2.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM1.57m | 4:50AM1.61m | 5:57PM1.51m | 6:13AM1.53m | 7:00PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
21 | 42 | 49 | 54 | 145 | 130 | 100 | 98 | 81 | 56 | 147 | 735 | 1035 | 1010 | 776 | 541 | 477 | 500 | 501 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
10 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 58 | 58 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 36 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
— | 12 | 18 | — | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
355 | 335 | 255 | 192 | 75 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 29 | 113 | 159 | 118 | 102 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 685 | 598 | 31 | 68 | 20 | 28 | 31 | 103 | 463 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 81 | 102 | 189 | 81 | 81 |
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