
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bicas today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bicas at 10PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bicas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
546 | 585 | 681 | 563 | 446 | 328 | 281 | 220 | 275 | 307 | 225 | 943 | 957 | 813 | 694 | 618 | 545 | 480 | 537 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:18PM2.56m | 7:41AM2.59m | 8:20PM2.36m | 8:55AM2.46m | 9:58PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM1.42m | 1:57PM1.48m | 2:13AM1.61m | 3:31PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 9 | 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 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 328 | 281 | 220 | 68 | 173 | 202 | 943 | 957 | 813 | 694 | 618 | 545 | 480 | 537 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | NW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 201 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | NW 13 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — |
546 | 585 | 681 | 563 | 446 | — | — | — | 275 | 307 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 549 | 175 | 71 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 163 | 160 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 81 | 5 |
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