Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 9AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1034 | 644 | 494 | 417 | 458 | 421 | 389 | 473 | 752 | 756 | 734 | 722 | 711 | 689 | 647 | 480 | 589 | 579 | 461 | 399 | 330 | 330 | 419 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.52m | 6:21AM1.61m | 6:57PM1.40m | 7:31AM1.51m | 8:27PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.62m | 11:53PM0.72m | 12:44PM0.76m | 00:51AM0.84m | 2:09PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |  | |
 | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | WNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 1034 | 644 | 494 | 417 | 458 | 421 | 359 | 473 | 752 | 756 | 734 | 722 | 711 | 689 | 647 | 480 | 589 | 579 | 461 | 399 | 330 | 247 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | WNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 11 |
| kJ | 52 | 368 | 486 | 368 | 410 | 397 | 389 | 359 | 353 | 269 | 260 | 193 | 183 | 140 | 138 | 93 | 93 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 37 | 35 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | N 12 | S 11 | S 11 | N 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 140 | 54 | 91 | 88 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 110 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 82 | 96 | 109 | 98 | 120 | 152 | 239 | 277 | 330 | 419 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Contreira surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest