Contreira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.84° N 17.14° W

Issued: 12 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Contreira sea temperature is

24.2° C

Contreira surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Contreira today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Contreira at 8PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (20 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s

Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 20					Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	37	33	34	40	49	57	64	84	87	82	82	100	101	114	121	102	121	100	194	227	252
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					7:21PM1.83m				7:54AM1.65m				8:15PM1.66m				8:53AM1.57m				9:21PM1.53m
Low Tide		1:00PM0.53m					1:38AM0.54m				1:55PM0.66m				2:32AM0.66m				3:03PM0.75m


	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	24	24	23	21	21	21	20	22	23	23	22	21	20	20	20	22	23	24	22	21
Feels °C	22	24	24	23	21	21	21	20	22	23	23	23	21	20	20	20	23	25	24	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	WNW 11	NW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	N 7	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	10	42	41	41	42	47	30	46	43	58	39	38	55	55	52	34	32	100	32	32	32
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	WNW 9	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	47	10	9	9	24	42	41	14	14	31	34	34	34	34	34	33	30	32	30	32	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 9	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 7	NNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	WNW 8	WNW 8	S 9	—	—	S 8	S 8	SSW 12	S 8	S 8	E 5
kJ	8	13	13	13	5	7	14	41	21	21	13	12	2	—	—	1	1	50	1	1	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8
kJ	37	33	34	40	49	57	64	84	87	82	82	100	101	114	121	102	121	—	194	227	252
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Jardim do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Jardim do Mar Madeira	Jardim do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Faja da Areia Madeira	Jardim do Mar Madeira	Jardim do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	12	13	13	12	13	13	13	12	12	16	13	12	13	13	13	12	12	9	13	13	12
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5

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