Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 8AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 596 | 793 | 853 | 1020 | 1077 | 886 | 862 | 628 | 609 | 609 | 494 | 486 | 502 | 558 | 488 | 421 | 414 | 359 | 335 | 256 | 211 | 186 | 149 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:40AM1.66m | 12:50PM1.88m | 1:13AM1.81m | 1:23PM2.03m | 1:44AM1.95m | 1:55PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.55m | 7:07PM0.40m | 7:11AM0.41m | 7:38PM0.26m | 7:44AM0.28m | 8:08PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 596 | 793 | 853 | 1020 | 1077 | 886 | 862 | 628 | 609 | 609 | 494 | 486 | 502 | 558 | 488 | 421 | 414 | 359 | 335 | 256 | 211 | 186 | 149 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 171 | 113 | 33 | 55 | 65 | 50 | 46 | 58 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 6 | SSW 13 | E 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NNW 17 |
| kJ | 48 | 32 | 82 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 70 | 70 | 40 | 37 | 19 | 33 | 18 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 119 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | ENE 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | — | 12 | — | 18 | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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