Contreira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.84° N 17.14° W

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Contreira sea temperature is

24.6°C

Contreira surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Contreira today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Contreira at 7PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (30 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	12s

Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 30					Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	N 15	N 15	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	592	647	823	829	1471	1613	2071	1899	1764	1588	1361	1236	1080	905	931	847	1162	2449	2297	2265	2027
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				4:57PM2.03m				5:19AM2.00m				5:46PM1.85m				6:11AM1.86m				6:49PM1.66m
Low Tide		10:42AM0.20m				11:01PM0.29m				11:29AM0.33m				11:48PM0.45m				12:28PM0.49m


	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	23	22	21	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	20	21	20	20	20	22	21	20	19
Feels °C	22	22	23	20	20	20	19	18	20	20	20	20	19	20	19	19	19	22	20	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14
kJ	592	647	823	829	1471	1613	2071	1899	1764	1588	1361	1236	1080	905	931	617	686	2449	2297	2265	2027
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	W 9	WNW 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	N 14	N 19	N 15	N 15	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	295	322	288	205	173	128	88	42	26	74	72	71	71	148	170	847	1162	35	59	59	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 8	WNW 8	S 8	S 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11
kJ	14	24	14	14	14	51	50	50	83	5	21	5	5	71	70	70	67	14	14	14	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNE 5	—	NE 5	—	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	81	—	38	—	42	49	69	63	60	60	81	108	102	92	72	75	99	88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Jardim do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Jardim do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5

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