Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bicas today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bicas at 3AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bicas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 636 | 680 | 414 | 1072 | 1028 | 1048 | 850 | 769 | 745 | 668 | 608 | 469 | 575 | 451 | 443 | 310 | 374 | 403 | 1025 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:00PM2.73m | 6:16AM2.82m | 6:44PM2.53m | 7:02AM2.65m | 7:43PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM1.22m | 12:28PM1.25m | 00:33AM1.40m | 1:22PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 636 | 680 | 336 | 1072 | 1028 | 1048 | 850 | 769 | 745 | 668 | 608 | 469 | 575 | 451 | 443 | 280 | 374 | 403 | 644 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NW 17 | WNW 15 | NW 5 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 70 | 414 | 25 | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 227 | 73 | 123 | 160 | 173 | 140 | 310 | 268 | 179 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | 109 | 139 | 141 | 109 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 40 | 46 | 26 | 47 | — | 25 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 1025 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 132 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
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