Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 2AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1875 | 1408 | 1632 | 1325 | 1147 | 1034 | 816 | 900 | 658 | 751 | 677 | 496 | 598 | 594 | 653 | 458 | 494 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:18AM1.83m | 7:13PM1.57m | 7:41AM1.78m | 8:41PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM0.60m | 12:54PM0.54m | 1:11AM0.70m | 2:25PM0.55m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 1875 | 1408 | 1632 | 1325 | 1147 | 1034 | 816 | 900 | 658 | 751 | 677 | 496 | 598 | 594 | 653 | 458 | 494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | WNW 10 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 10 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 11 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | W 4 | W 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 123 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 8 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 76 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 6 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 | S 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | — | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 69 | 11 | 9 | 13 | — | 9 | 40 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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