Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 609 | 494 | 479 | 502 | 558 | 488 | 480 | 414 | 359 | 288 | 256 | 211 | 151 | 175 | 251 | 499 | 656 | 961 | 975 | 961 | 932 | 809 | 784 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:23PM2.03m | 1:44AM1.95m | 1:55PM2.15m | 2:16AM2.07m | 2:27PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.41m | 7:38PM0.26m | 7:44AM0.28m | 8:08PM0.14m | 8:16AM0.18m | 8:39PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 609 | 494 | 479 | 502 | 558 | 488 | 480 | 414 | 359 | 288 | 256 | 211 | 151 | 149 | 251 | 499 | 656 | 961 | 975 | 961 | 932 | 809 | 784 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 16 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 47 | 61 | 45 | 48 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 41 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 175 | 108 | 95 | 75 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 70 | 70 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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