
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bicas today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bicas at 7AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bicas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 27 | 33 | 73 | 52 | 49 | 71 | 62 | 46 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 166 | 124 | 240 | 220 | 246 | 157 | 151 | 119 | 73 | 75 | 68 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:56AM3.36m | 4:11PM3.56m | 4:31AM3.33m | 4:47PM3.44m | 5:05AM3.25m | 5:21PM3.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.55m | 10:23PM0.53m | 10:32AM0.60m | 10:55PM0.65m | 11:07AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
16 | 27 | 33 | 73 | 23 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 71 | 64 | 49 | 166 | 124 | 240 | 220 | 246 | 157 | 151 | 119 | 73 | 75 | 68 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 13 | WNW 10 | S 12 | NW 12 | NW 16 | NW 4 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
4 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 52 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 45 | 46 | 30 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 7 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | NW 17 | S 12 | NNW 8 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | S 12 | NW 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | 23 | 34 | 69 | 63 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 31 | 71 | 62 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 103 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 27 | 31 | 20 |
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