Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 10AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 160 | 109 | 261 | 226 | 180 | 362 | 596 | 793 | 853 | 1020 | 1077 | 886 | 862 | 628 | 609 | 609 | 494 | 486 | 511 | 567 | 488 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.72m | 00:40AM1.66m | 12:50PM1.88m | 1:13AM1.81m | 1:23PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.70m | 6:34PM0.55m | 6:37AM0.55m | 7:07PM0.40m | 7:11AM0.41m | 7:38PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 163 | 160 | 73 | 261 | 226 | 180 | 177 | 596 | 793 | 853 | 1020 | 1077 | 886 | 862 | 628 | 609 | 609 | 494 | 486 | 511 | 567 | 488 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 17 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 73 | 71 | 109 | 75 | 58 | 58 | 362 | 171 | 113 | 44 | 48 | 61 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 7 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 56 | 54 | 33 | 82 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
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