Contreira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.84° N 17.14° W

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Contreira sea temperature is

23.9° 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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Contreira at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (17 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 17					Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	N 4	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NE 4	WNW 8	WNW 10	NE 4	WNW 9	NE 6	WNW 9	NE 6	W 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	NE 5	WNW 8	NE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	12	12	12	12	12	12	17	11	18	20	28	40	25	47	34	34	33	22	25	20	25
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE
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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				5:04PM2.30m				5:32AM1.96m				5:48PM2.18m				6:17AM1.86m				6:33PM2.01m
Low Tide		10:44AM0.18m				11:24PM0.13m				11:28AM0.27m				00:08AM0.25m				12:12PM0.39m


	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	9:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	23	23	23	21	20	20	20	22	23	23	22	21	20	20	20	22	23	24	23	21
Feels °C	23	24	23	24	22	20	20	20	23	23	23	22	21	20	20	20	22	23	25	24	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	WNW 8	E 5	E 5	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	E 6	W 8	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 5	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	11	6	6	9	7	11	11	14	12	17	28	26	23	36	24	16	15	15	21	19	19
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 19	WNW 8	WNW 10	SSW 11	N 6	SSW 18	WNW 9	SSW 18	W 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	11	10	11	12	12	12	74	11	18	13	3	61	25	61	34	34	33	22	50	50	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	WNW 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	SSW 19	SSW 12	SSW 19	WNW 7	N 6	SSW 18	SSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	6	11	17	17	12	74	14	37	5	3	31	12	61	12	61	30	29	26	8	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NE 4	N 4	N 4	NE 4	ENE 5	NE 6	N 6	NE 6	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	12	12	12	12	8	7	17	7	8	20	24	40	10	47	7	8	5	5	25	20	25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	25 Central Morocco	Las Conchas Tenerife	Las Conchas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	743	513	513	532	12	12	12	12	532	532	12	12	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	13
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Rating (10 max)					1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	9	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	7

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