Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 366 | 425 | 228 | 180 | 180 | 331 | 700 | 727 | 692 | 669 | 447 | 522 | 401 | 371 | 558 | 676 | 1581 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:10AM2.06m | 4:44PM1.82m | 5:07AM1.94m | 5:50PM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM0.30m | 10:27AM0.29m | 10:42PM0.46m | 11:32AM0.43m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 366 | 425 | 228 | 180 | 127 | 331 | 700 | 727 | 692 | 669 | 447 | 522 | 401 | 326 | 260 | 676 | 1581 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 13 | WNW 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 15 | NW 10 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 38 | 32 | 85 | 55 | 180 | 94 | 58 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 200 | 147 | 258 | 303 | 558 | 328 | 214 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 9 | N 11 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 11 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 31 | 133 | 47 | 85 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 79 | 214 | 371 | 319 | 254 | 8 |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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