Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 12PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 11 | N 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 120 | 95 | 92 | 71 | 68 | 49 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 44 | 40 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 100 | 125 | 118 | 147 | 175 | 186 | 192 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:33PM2.22m | 2:01AM2.07m | 2:15PM2.32m | 2:40AM2.15m | 2:53PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20AM0.28m | 7:53PM0.09m | 8:01AM0.16m | 8:32PM0.01m | 8:39AM0.09m | 9:07PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 57 | 54 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 49 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 26 | 36 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 125 | 118 | 114 | 112 | 106 | 70 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 44 | 40 | 53 | 74 | 72 | 100 | 62 | 44 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 38 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 7 | NNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 39 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 124 | 120 | 95 | 92 | 71 | 68 | 18 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 31 | 46 | 68 | 89 | 147 | 175 | 186 | 192 | 216 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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