Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 7PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | WNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1100 | 857 | 787 | 656 | 838 | 614 | 805 | 642 | 679 | 460 | 460 | 439 | 366 | 361 | 228 | 180 | 180 | 326 | 700 | 715 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:01PM2.12m | 3:21AM2.17m | 3:49PM1.99m | 4:10AM2.06m | 4:44PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM0.08m | 9:04PM0.16m | 9:34AM0.16m | 9:50PM0.30m | 10:27AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 1100 | 857 | 787 | 656 | 838 | 614 | 805 | 642 | 679 | 460 | 460 | 439 | 366 | 361 | 228 | 180 | 127 | 326 | 700 | 715 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 14 | N 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 13 | WNW 9 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 666 | 799 | 749 | 443 | 429 | 347 | 173 | 135 | 135 | 134 | 130 | 56 | 38 | 32 | 85 | 55 | 180 | 130 | 59 | 37 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NW 12 | E 5 | N 14 | E 5 | N 14 | E 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 9 | N 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 11 |
| kJ | 55 | 6 | 6 | 314 | 8 | 144 | 14 | 144 | 16 | 90 | 57 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 131 | 55 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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