Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 122 | 120 | 142 | 142 | 148 | 117 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:15PM1.79m | 7:53AM1.69m | 8:23PM1.68m | 9:10AM1.65m | 9:51PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.53m | 1:31AM0.52m | 2:01PM0.62m | 2:42AM0.61m | 3:28PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 100 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 122 | 120 | 142 | 142 | 148 | 117 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 44 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 61 | 85 | 104 | 98 | 107 | 105 | 105 | 100 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 45 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
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