Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 7PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 822 | 840 | 1299 | 1242 | 1003 | 874 | 1014 | 1186 | 1162 | 857 | 787 | 1062 | 838 | 793 | 805 | 642 | 679 | 460 | 380 | 439 | 402 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:17PM2.21m | 2:38AM2.23m | 3:01PM2.12m | 3:21AM2.17m | 3:49PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.06m | 8:23PM0.07m | 8:47AM0.08m | 9:04PM0.16m | 9:34AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 13 |
| kJ | 822 | 840 | 1299 | 1242 | 1003 | 772 | 782 | 1186 | 1162 | 857 | 787 | 1062 | 838 | 793 | 805 | 642 | 679 | 460 | 380 | 439 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 14 | WNW 10 | E 6 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 121 | 236 | 204 | 331 | 520 | 874 | 1014 | 626 | 666 | 799 | 749 | 412 | 429 | 347 | 190 | 135 | 135 | 134 | 57 | 16 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 5 | N 14 | S 12 | WNW 11 | N 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 103 | 99 | 92 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 89 | 55 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 52 | 66 | 14 | 144 | 11 | 90 | 130 | 56 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | SE 10 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 19 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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