Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 201 | 211 | 256 | 221 | 207 | 202 | 197 | 167 | 187 | 159 | 155 | 159 | 193 | 223 | 302 | 294 | 259 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:20PM1.65m | 11:36AM1.90m | 00:16AM1.80m | 12:29PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.52m | 5:22AM0.60m | 6:07PM0.36m | 6:17AM0.45m | 6:52PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 7 | N 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | N 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 179 | 201 | 119 | 256 | 221 | 207 | 78 | 197 | 167 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 159 | 193 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 259 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 7 | S 13 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 158 | 153 | 6 | 115 | 112 | 82 | 5 | 56 | 54 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | W 8 | S 10 | S 9 | W 8 | NNW 11 | W 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 99 | — | 211 | — | — | — | 202 | — | — | 187 | 159 | 155 | — | — | 223 | 302 | 294 | — | 258 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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