Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 4AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 109 | 91 | 78 | 65 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 64 | 62 | 33 | 41 | 22 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:08AM1.76m | 2:23PM1.97m | 2:42AM1.83m | 2:56PM2.06m | 3:15AM1.89m | 3:29PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.44m | 8:37PM0.36m | 8:40AM0.36m | 9:10PM0.30m | 9:12AM0.30m | 9:42PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 109 | 109 | 91 | 78 | 65 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 64 | 62 | 33 | 38 | 22 | 17 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 7 | ENE 7 | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 11 | NNW 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 41 | 20 | 38 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | S 9 | NNW 8 | N 7 | ENE 7 | N 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 9 | 489 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 1121 | 13 | 726 | 15 | 13 | 545 | 489 | 13 | 13 | 489 | 13 |
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