Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 4AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 692 | 669 | 422 | 401 | 319 | 459 | 558 | 676 | 1641 | 1591 | 1452 | 1223 | 1147 | 966 | 816 | 791 | 658 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:07AM1.94m | 5:50PM1.67m | 6:18AM1.83m | 7:13PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.46m | 11:32AM0.43m | 11:47PM0.60m | 12:54PM0.54m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 692 | 669 | 422 | 401 | 319 | 459 | 265 | 335 | 1641 | 1591 | 1452 | 1223 | 1147 | 966 | 816 | 791 | 658 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | NW 14 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 21 | 224 | 153 | 263 | 371 | 303 | 676 | 29 | 40 | 46 | 25 | 38 | 31 | 38 | 32 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | N 11 | NW 18 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | NW 15 | WNW 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 | WNW 12 | S 10 | WNW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 21 | 79 | 214 | 140 | 558 | 303 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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