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Fontana surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde
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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 4PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fontana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 13 | NNW 13 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | |
670 | 690 | 865 | 638 | 773 | 569 | 478 | 397 | 383 | 325 | 1018 | 807 | 698 | 579 | 425 | 418 | 313 | 270 | 251 | 242 | 250 | 257 | 218 | 243 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:13PM0.75m | 3:25AM0.54m | 3:45PM0.75m | 4:52AM0.58m | 5:02PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.25m | 8:56PM0.22m | 8:37AM0.29m | 10:27PM0.22m | 10:11AM0.29m | 11:33PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | |
— | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | 6:50 | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 13 | NNW 13 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
670 | 690 | 865 | 638 | 773 | 569 | 478 | 397 | 383 | 325 | 1018 | 229 | 272 | 579 | 425 | 418 | 313 | 251 | 251 | 242 | 194 | 156 | 146 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 78 | 107 | 150 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | N 17 | N 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | S 16 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 22 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | S 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
18 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 47 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 17 | 57 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
116 | 135 | 109 | 150 | 128 | 160 | 181 | 175 | 197 | 222 | 114 | 807 | 698 | 189 | 209 | 215 | 282 | 270 | 243 | 230 | 250 | 257 | 218 | 243 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1412 | 1413 | 1412 | 1412 | 1412 | 1412 | 1412 | 1412 | 1412 | 1412 | 1412 | 1412 | 1412 | 1412 | 1412 | 212 | 1412 | 1412 | 212 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
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