Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 124 | 101 | 101 | 97 | 94 | 144 | 138 | 160 | 110 | 103 | 132 | 151 | 156 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 2:33PM2.33m | 3:01AM2.12m | 3:16PM2.40m | 3:42AM2.14m | 3:56PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.17m | 8:53PM0.01m | 8:59AM0.10m | 9:34PM-0.02m | 9:39AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 124 | 101 | 101 | 59 | 94 | 144 | 138 | 160 | 110 | 103 | 117 | 117 | 108 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 33 | 97 | 61 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 46 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SSW 13 | E 6 | E 5 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNW 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | S 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 33 | 47 | 57 | 80 | 83 | 98 | 102 | 132 | 151 | 156 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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