Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Contreira today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Contreira at 11AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Contreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | 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 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 359 | 288 | 256 | 211 | 151 | 175 | 251 | 499 | 656 | 961 | 975 | 961 | 932 | 809 | 784 | 771 | 626 | 616 | 605 | 605 | 605 | 403 | 585 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:55PM2.15m | 2:16AM2.07m | 2:27PM2.24m | 2:48AM2.15m | 3:01PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.28m | 8:08PM0.14m | 8:16AM0.18m | 8:39PM0.06m | 8:49AM0.11m | 9:11PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | 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 12 |
| kJ | 359 | 288 | 256 | 211 | 151 | 149 | 251 | 499 | 656 | 961 | 975 | 961 | 932 | 809 | 784 | 771 | 626 | 616 | 605 | 605 | 605 | 403 | 585 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 16 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | N 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 36 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 175 | 108 | 95 | 75 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 202 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NW 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | S 8 | S 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
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