
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNE 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NE 4 | WNW 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:19PM2.36m | 4:48AM2.04m | 5:04PM2.30m | 5:32AM1.96m | 5:48PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.04m | 10:44AM0.18m | 11:24PM0.13m | 11:28AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNE 7 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | WNW 8 | E 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
34 | 22 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | E 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | WNW 7 | SSW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
26 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 74 | 11 | 37 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | E 5 | S 11 | E 6 | E 6 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
9 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 74 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 61 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 6 |
— | — | — | 84 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 513 | 13 | 13 | 726 | 770 | 583 | 532 | 489 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 515 | 489 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira | |||||||||||||||||||
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