Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 7AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 260 | 277 | 2036 | 309 | 298 | 3860 | 4447 | 3870 | 3056 | 2884 | 3168 | 3510 | 2802 | 4458 | 6639 | 5720 | 5015 | 3934 | 3671 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:49AM2.06m | 1:04PM2.04m | 1:23AM2.09m | 1:39PM2.01m | 1:55AM2.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.23m | 6:55AM0.26m | 7:09PM0.22m | 7:30AM0.23m | 7:40PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | 6:09 |
mm | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 16 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 151 | 2203 | 2106 | 268 | 309 | 298 | 237 | 205 | 237 | 382 | 496 | 370 | 98 | 2402 | 4458 | 6639 | 5720 | 5015 | 3934 | 3671 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | N 8 | — | — | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | S 12 | NW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 260 | 277 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 57 | 183 | 206 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | 1975 | — | — | 2036 | 1861 | 2083 | 3860 | 4447 | 3870 | 3056 | 2884 | 3168 | 3510 | 2802 | 1800 | — | 201 | 132 | 238 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 482 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 743 | 766 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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