Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 6PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 460 | 319 | 248 | 529 | 552 | 446 | 396 | 476 | 659 | 619 | 743 | 894 | 1401 | 1886 | 2186 | 1792 | 1614 | 1450 | 1256 | 1236 | 972 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:15PM2.16m | 4:35AM2.11m | 4:57PM2.03m | 5:19AM2.00m | 5:46PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.12m | 10:21PM0.15m | 10:42AM0.20m | 11:01PM0.29m | 11:29AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 460 | 319 | 180 | 145 | 552 | 446 | 396 | 354 | 659 | 619 | 743 | 894 | 1401 | 1886 | 2186 | 1792 | 1614 | 1450 | 1256 | 1236 | 972 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNW 15 |
| kJ | 198 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 193 | 215 | 273 | 476 | 254 | 276 | 288 | 245 | 173 | 128 | 98 | 42 | 26 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | N 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 28 | 23 | 42 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 83 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 141 | 248 | 529 | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 51 | 88 | 92 | 80 | 82 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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