Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 94 | 130 | 164 | 168 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 124 | 101 | 101 | 97 | 94 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:47PM2.20m | 2:17AM2.05m | 2:33PM2.33m | 3:01AM2.12m | 3:16PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.11m | 8:17AM0.17m | 8:53PM0.01m | 8:59AM0.10m | 9:34PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 94 | 94 | 130 | 164 | 168 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 124 | 101 | 101 | 59 | 94 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 15 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 33 | 97 | 61 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | SSW 13 | E 6 | E 5 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNW 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 44 | 47 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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