Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 2AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 212 | 227 | 227 | 212 | 216 | 202 | 197 | 202 | 216 | 227 | 227 | 250 | 244 | 238 | 232 | 196 | 191 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:21PM1.53m | 10:04AM1.54m | 10:38PM1.47m | 11:17AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.75m | 3:37AM0.75m | 4:24PM0.78m | 4:50AM0.76m | 5:40PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 217 | 212 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | E 5 | S 11 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | S 18 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 30 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 227 | 227 | 212 | 216 | 202 | 197 | 202 | 216 | 227 | 227 | 250 | 244 | 238 | 232 | 196 | 191 | 210 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 515 | 743 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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