Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 158 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 127 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.92m | 6:41AM1.71m | 6:57PM1.86m | 7:32AM1.68m | 7:50PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.48m | 00:31AM0.45m | 12:36PM0.54m | 1:18AM0.48m | 1:29PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | 9:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 202 | 158 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 127 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 50 | 54 | 88 | 86 | 78 | 59 | 58 | 47 | 45 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 68 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 511 | 728 | 918 | 918 | 857 | 857 | 730 |
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