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Fontana surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 -01
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Fontana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fontana sea temperature is
22.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fontana today?

The current surf forecast for Fontana at 2PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
0.9
NNE
1.2
N
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
N
0.4
NW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)1313131212121213139910161515152114191817171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5235234994399869157892904751261144117914034343434487264116157206288
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
0.69
9:23PM
0.89
9:42AM
0.72
9:56PM
0.93
10:15AM
0.74
10:28PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
0.10
3:40AM
0.09
3:27PM
0.09
4:13AM
0.08
4:01PM
0.09
4:47AM
0.08
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise7:03-------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset---6:20-------6:21-------6:21----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020202020191919202020191919191919191919191919
Feels °C (?)151616171615131212141313121312111111111212121212
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