Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 4AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 302 | 274 | 263 | 258 | 346 | 386 | 386 | 386 | 330 | 277 | 236 | 202 | 164 | 133 | 99 | 94 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.78m | 11:03AM1.96m | 11:36PM1.90m | 11:48AM2.02m | 00:14AM1.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM0.49m | 5:25PM0.31m | 5:39AM0.39m | 6:03PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | 6:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 302 | 274 | 263 | 258 | 210 | 386 | 386 | 386 | 330 | 277 | 236 | 202 | 164 | 133 | 99 | 94 | 40 | 37 | 31 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 179 | 212 | 239 | 346 | 201 | 161 | 146 | 127 | 113 | 86 | 80 | 53 | 51 | 36 | 30 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WNW 9 | SSW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 69 | 69 | 56 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 40 | 42 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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