Fontana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.74° N 22.99° W

Issued: 4 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fontana sea temperature is

27.7°C

Fontana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fontana today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fontana at 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-01) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	79	73	48	56	56	56	56	94	133	88	90	180	230	233	230	200	200	207	218	222	222	177	177	174	113	103
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			5:28AM0.80m				6:11PM0.72m				6:20AM0.81m				6:52PM0.78m				7:04AM0.81m				7:29PM0.82m
Low Tide					11:48AM0.16m				11:53PM0.20m				12:29PM0.13m				00:43AM0.15m				1:04PM0.10m				1:25AM0.10m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31
	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	5:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Feels °C	27	28	28	28	27	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	27	26	26	28	26	27	26	26	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 9	NNW 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	S 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11
kJ	79	73	37	35	32	69	56	94	133	88	90	180	230	233	230	200	200	207	218	222	222	177	177	174	113	103
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	NNW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	NNW 14	NNW 14	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	NNE 11	S 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	116	75	73	71	69	56	68	68	68	73	73	41	39	37	37	21	21	43	21	40	22	35	33	8	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 12	SE 9	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	S 12	S 12	N 9	N 9	NNE 8	SSE 9	NNE 8	NNE 7	S 11	SE 8	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	50	22	48	56	56	24	20	11	11	44	43	14	13	14	8	14	9	21	3	21	21	20	20	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	5	9	13	17	19	26	39	42	54	74	81	77	93	116	105	105	83	80	84	88	94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fontana Sal	Fontana Sal	Fontana Sal	Fontana Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Cocas Beach / Praia Negra Sal	Cocas Beach / Praia Negra Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Cocas Beach / Praia Negra Sal	Coragi Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Baobab (Somone) Senegal	El Medano Tenerife	Club Med Senegal	El Conquistador Tenerife	Monte Leao Sal	Baobab (Somone) Senegal	Club Med Senegal	Monte Leao Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Club Med Senegal	Club Med Senegal	Club Med Senegal	Club Med Senegal
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	5	18	210	210	19	210	212	5	682	1420	625	1412	5	682	625	5	5	5	625	625	625	625
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape-Verde - Sal	Coragi	Coragi	Coragi	Spoutnik	Spoutnik	Spoutnik	Coragi	Coragi	Coragi	Coragi	Coragi	Coragi					Monte Leao			Monte Leao	Monte Leao	Monte Leao
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1					1			1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Verde	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal					Monte Leao Sal			Monte Leao Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Monte Leao Sal
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1					1			1	1	1
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