Fontana surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 -01
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fontana today?

The current surf forecast for Fontana at 10AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.4
NNW
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.7
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.3
N
1.3
NNW
1.8
N
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
Period(s) (?)6666666696669916151413101312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)949494919292777429595746413982110218444365563918755658647
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
0.89
11:31PM
0.69
11:47AM
0.85
12:29AM
0.61
12:51PM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
0.03
5:16AM
0.11
6:16PM
0.10
6:06AM
0.18
7:26PM
0.18
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise--6:11-------6:11-------6:11-----
Sunset-----6:47-------6:49-------6:49--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919191919191919191919191919191919191919191919
Feels °C (?)161615151616171817171717171616171717161616161516
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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