Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bicas today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bicas at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bicas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 176 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:17PM2.89m | 7:41AM2.74m | 8:06PM2.65m | 8:36AM2.59m | 9:11PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM1.10m | 1:25AM1.20m | 1:46PM1.31m | 2:11AM1.40m | 2:49PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 18 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SSW 13 | S 4 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NW 11 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 176 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 39 | 211 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 478 | 159 | 478 |
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