Contreira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.84° N 17.14° W

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Contreira sea temperature is

24.0°C

Contreira surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Contreira today (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Contreira at 5AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s
Evening (10 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s

Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	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	NW 11	NNW 13	NNW 12	NW 10	NW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	686	629	536	475	409	370	306	264	212	207	165	134	121	118	120	99	73	75	70	75	109	104	84	176
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE
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	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:14AM2.13m				2:27PM2.23m				2:48AM2.16m				3:02PM2.18m				3:19AM2.14m				3:35PM2.09m
Low Tide				8:16AM0.15m				8:37PM0.08m				8:50AM0.13m				9:08PM0.13m				9:24AM0.16m				9:37PM0.21m


	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	21	22	21	21	19	19	19	19	21	23	22	22	21	20	20	20	21	22	21	21	19
Feels °C	19	19	19	21	22	21	20	19	19	19	19	21	24	23	23	22	21	21	21	22	22	21	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 6	NW 12	NW 12	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNW 12	NW 10	NW 11
kJ	121	121	536	475	409	370	306	264	212	207	165	134	121	13	74	71	73	53	51	38	37	104	84	176
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 10	NW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	S 16	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	S 16	SSW 13	NW 12	NW 11	NNW 13	NW 11	NNW 13	NNW 10	NNW 12	NNW 12
kJ	9	9	88	71	50	34	35	23	17	17	46	28	44	42	45	35	67	43	70	75	109	67	52	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 10	S 10	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 17	NW 14	S 16	ENE 6	S 16	SSW 13	S 16	SSW 16	NNW 14	NW 11	NNW 13	NW 10	S 14	NW 12	SSW 13
kJ	3	4	8	8	20	20	20	50	49	49	30	46	7	45	34	45	80	75	41	60	25	37	54	53
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	NNE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6
kJ	686	629	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	118	120	99	—	—	—	—	—	26	33	43
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	515	13	12	9	9	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	12	13	12
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	1	3	3
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