Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 10PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 176 | 237 | 237 | 216 | 244 | 238 | 226 | 221 | 210 | 204 | 199 | 203 | 203 | 153 | 175 | 181 | 181 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | 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 | 10:38PM1.47m | 11:17AM1.56m | 11:50PM1.50m | 12:18PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.78m | 4:50AM0.76m | 5:40PM0.74m | 5:56AM0.72m | 6:38PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WNW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 11 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 171 | 176 | 237 | 237 | 216 | 244 | 238 | 226 | 221 | 210 | 204 | 199 | 203 | 203 | 153 | 175 | 181 | 181 | 203 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 517 | 532 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
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