Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 3PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 605 | 680 | 669 | 475 | 585 | 532 | 317 | 268 | 233 | 258 | 283 | 327 | 310 | 372 | 653 | 589 | 200 | 296 | 162 | 385 | 556 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:01PM2.27m | 3:22AM2.19m | 3:36PM2.25m | 3:57AM2.17m | 4:15PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.11m | 9:11PM0.04m | 9:24AM0.09m | 9:45PM0.06m | 10:01AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 605 | 680 | 669 | 475 | 585 | 532 | 317 | 268 | 233 | 258 | 283 | 327 | 310 | 239 | 653 | 589 | 200 | 296 | 94 | 385 | 556 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NNW 13 | NE 6 | S 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | N 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | NNW 12 | SSW 9 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 23 | 29 | 173 | 19 | 93 | 195 | 170 | 167 | 145 | 128 | 155 | 243 | 372 | 50 | 47 | 198 | 28 | 94 | 130 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 6 | S 13 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | N 16 | N 15 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 12 | ENE 6 | S 9 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 23 | 27 | 90 | 18 | 139 | 178 | 152 | 186 | 159 | 93 | 74 | 50 | 69 | 4 | 43 | 37 | 41 | 56 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 88 | 162 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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