Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 33 | 54 | 99 | 183 | 261 | 212 | 287 | 421 | 430 | 449 | 372 | 390 | 408 | 408 | 371 | 326 | 288 | 250 | 224 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:54AM1.76m | 11:24PM1.78m | 12:01PM1.88m | 00:32AM1.87m | 1:01PM2.02m | 1:32AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08PM0.54m | 5:40AM0.45m | 6:18PM0.41m | 6:42AM0.35m | 7:19PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | 9:17 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 33 | 21 | 65 | 212 | 287 | 421 | 430 | 449 | 372 | 390 | 408 | 408 | 371 | 326 | 288 | 250 | 224 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 83 | 75 | 127 | 192 | 125 | 74 | 119 | 106 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 158 | 102 | 139 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | NNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 90 | 90 | 41 | 78 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 13 | 24 | 33 | 54 | 99 | 183 | 261 | — | 92 | 70 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 490 | 490 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
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