Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 9AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 202 | 164 | 133 | 99 | 94 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 31 | 54 | 96 | 187 | 969 | 319 | 314 | 309 | 303 | 278 | 3258 | 3604 | 3480 | 2954 | 3184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48AM2.02m | 00:14AM1.99m | 12:27PM2.04m | 00:49AM2.06m | 1:04PM2.04m | 1:23AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM0.39m | 6:03PM0.25m | 6:19AM0.31m | 6:37PM0.23m | 6:55AM0.26m | 7:09PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | 6:10 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 205 | 202 | 164 | 133 | 99 | 41 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 96 | 187 | 1680 | 319 | 314 | 309 | 303 | 278 | 237 | 140 | 96 | 236 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 8 | NNE 8 | NW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | N 8 | — | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 86 | 62 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 94 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 269 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | 45 | 86 | 43 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NNE 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 23 | 20 | 39 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 24 | 54 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 236 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 36 | 55 | 49 | 49 | 41 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 69 | 138 | 272 | 549 | 1103 | 969 | 1542 | 1460 | 1208 | 1370 | 1903 | 3258 | 3604 | 3480 | 2954 | 3184 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 482 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 766 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 27 |
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