Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 11AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 752 | 756 | 734 | 722 | 711 | 689 | 647 | 480 | 589 | 579 | 469 | 603 | 324 | 408 | 463 | 574 | 770 | 951 | 1186 | 1282 | 1174 | 1059 | 889 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:57PM1.40m | 7:31AM1.51m | 8:27PM1.33m | 9:06AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM0.76m | 00:51AM0.84m | 2:09PM0.85m | 2:24AM0.90m | 3:52PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 9 | NNW 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 752 | 756 | 734 | 722 | 711 | 689 | 647 | 480 | 589 | 579 | 469 | 603 | 324 | 296 | 193 | 204 | 770 | 109 | 1186 | 1282 | 1174 | 1059 | 889 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 12 | NNW 11 | N 16 | NNW 11 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 353 | 269 | 260 | 193 | 183 | 140 | 138 | 93 | 93 | 66 | 65 | 106 | 43 | 35 | 34 | 71 | 109 | 77 | 68 | 283 | 492 | 744 | 777 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | N 12 | S 11 | S 11 | N 15 | WNW 11 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | WNW 10 | N 12 | WNW 10 | NW 18 | NNW 11 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 110 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 32 | 31 | 51 | 20 | 71 | 20 | 111 | 45 | 136 | 132 | 129 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 77 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 75 | 85 | 93 | 118 | 109 | 126 | 138 | — | 250 | 408 | 463 | 574 | — | 951 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
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