Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bicas today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bicas at 8PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bicas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 479 | 465 | 451 | 437 | 358 | 353 | 320 | 243 | 160 | 209 | 367 | 511 | 841 | 970 | 970 | 819 | 723 | 675 | 600 | 445 | 600 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:01AM2.57m | 11:46PM2.50m | 11:59AM2.74m | 00:33AM2.70m | 12:44PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35PM1.37m | 5:47AM1.42m | 6:23PM1.19m | 6:34AM1.22m | 7:02PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 479 | 465 | 451 | 437 | 358 | 353 | 320 | 243 | 160 | 209 | 367 | 511 | 841 | 970 | 970 | 819 | 723 | 675 | 600 | 445 | 600 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | NW 14 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 89 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 245 | 203 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 46 | 38 | 54 | 17 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 157 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 534 | 204 | 27 |
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