Fontana surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 19 Feb 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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Fontana today?

The current surf forecast for Fontana at 11AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.4
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)1010101015141467777222120191818171616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201166196192717063629290117120165436548708804891100283411091041777825
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:53AM
0.81
10:04PM
0.98
10:25AM
0.83
10:37PM
0.95
10:58AM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
0.05
4:18AM
0.02
4:17PM
0.04
4:50AM
0.03
4:55PM
0.05
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise--6:56-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset-----6:35-------6:35-------6:36--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191920202120202019192020202020191919191920202020
Feels °C (?)181718181918191917171919181819181818171719192019
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