Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 216 | 234 | 237 | 248 | 256 | 271 | 236 | 273 | 310 | 327 | 392 | 412 | 423 | 426 | 405 | 360 | 336 | 320 |
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 | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:35PM2.31m | 4:58AM2.04m | 5:13PM2.16m | 5:35AM1.94m | 5:51PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.10m | 10:56AM0.21m | 11:25PM0.24m | 11:34AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 75 | 54 | 70 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 90 | 162 | 423 | 426 | 405 | 360 | 193 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 90 | 97 | 99 | 90 | 13 | 13 | 168 | 170 | 71 | 186 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | 59 | 53 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 199 | 216 | 234 | 237 | 248 | 256 | 271 | 236 | 273 | 310 | 327 | 392 | 412 | — | — | — | — | 336 | 320 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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