Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 2PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | 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 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 656 | 961 | 975 | 961 | 932 | 809 | 784 | 771 | 703 | 616 | 605 | 605 | 680 | 475 | 585 | 565 | 317 | 268 | 221 | 258 | 243 | 327 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:27PM2.24m | 2:48AM2.15m | 3:01PM2.27m | 3:22AM2.19m | 3:36PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.18m | 8:39PM0.06m | 8:49AM0.11m | 9:11PM0.04m | 9:24AM0.09m | 9:45PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | 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 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 656 | 961 | 975 | 961 | 932 | 809 | 784 | 771 | 703 | 616 | 605 | 605 | 680 | 475 | 585 | 565 | 317 | 268 | 221 | 258 | 243 | 327 | 288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | SSW 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | S 11 | N 15 | N 15 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 75 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 173 | 26 | 26 | 195 | 170 | 172 | 94 | 159 | 155 | 243 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | N 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 59 | 94 | 126 | 133 | 104 | 186 | 88 | 55 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 44 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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