
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 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 08). An 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 72mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | WSW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
277 | 2036 | 309 | 298 | 4005 | 4202 | 4075 | 3361 | 2786 | 3210 | 3549 | 2948 | 6075 | 5953 | 5256 | 5279 | 4227 | 3671 | 2938 | 2111 | 2346 | 2010 | 1508 | 1399 | 2777 | 2658 | |
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 | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 1:04PM2.04m | 1:23AM2.09m | 1:39PM2.01m | 1:55AM2.08m | 2:13PM1.95m | 2:28AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55AM0.26m | 7:09PM0.22m | 7:30AM0.23m | 7:40PM0.25m | 8:04AM0.24m | 8:12PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | 6:08 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | S 11 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
2180 | 268 | 309 | 298 | 237 | 205 | 224 | 198 | 505 | 340 | 10 | 2140 | 6075 | 5953 | 5256 | 5279 | 4227 | 3671 | 2938 | 2111 | 2346 | 2010 | 1508 | 1399 | 2274 | 1799 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | N 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 12 | NW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — |
277 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 4 | 178 | 213 | 10 | 25 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | NNW 16 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — |
14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | SSE 3 | SSW 6 | SW 9 | NW 11 | NW 12 |
— | 2036 | 1861 | 2083 | 4005 | 4202 | 4075 | 3361 | 2786 | 3210 | 3549 | 2948 | — | — | 224 | 153 | — | — | 90 | 232 | — | 5 | 310 | 2519 | 2777 | 2658 | |
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 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
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