Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 11PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 177 | 186 | 155 | 155 | 186 | 221 | 259 | 253 | 292 | 251 | 214 | 208 | 197 | 192 | 189 | 183 | 128 | 294 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | 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 | 00:16AM1.80m | 12:29PM2.05m | 1:01AM1.95m | 1:12PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.36m | 6:17AM0.45m | 6:52PM0.23m | 7:01AM0.31m | 7:31PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 7 | N 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 12 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | NNW 7 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 35 | 32 | 155 | 155 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 86 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 13 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 20 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | S 10 | S 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | N 11 | N 14 | NNW 13 | SSW 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 192 | 177 | 186 | — | — | 186 | 221 | 259 | 253 | 292 | 251 | 214 | 208 | 197 | 192 | 189 | 183 | 128 | 294 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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