
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bicas today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bicas at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bicas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
466 | 335 | 319 | 314 | 303 | 241 | 228 | 224 | 220 | 180 | 173 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 192 | 228 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 171 | 161 | 85 | 158 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:33AM2.45m | 11:34PM2.35m | 11:54AM2.58m | 00:35AM2.52m | 12:47PM2.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM1.69m | 5:21PM1.53m | 5:39AM1.59m | 6:28PM1.37m | 6:37AM1.40m | 7:11PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
466 | 335 | 319 | 314 | 303 | 241 | 228 | 224 | 220 | 180 | 173 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 96 | 228 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 171 | 161 | 85 | 158 | 121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 4 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 10 | S 12 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 20 | WNW 18 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 61 | 101 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 15 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 3 | S 3 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 13 | S 11 |
— | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | SE 5 | S 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 10 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 192 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 27 | 14 |
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