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Fontana surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 -01Forecast 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fontana today?
The current surf forecast for Fontana at 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fontana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 825 | 802 | 694 | 665 | 537 | 506 | 498 | 432 | 759 | 492 | 568 | 644 | 795 | 596 | 980 | 1165 | 1214 | 1184 | 911 | 899 | 580 | 634 | 634 | 537 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 8:39PM 0.95 | 9:13AM 0.77 | 9:26PM 0.97 | 10:01AM 0.73 | 10:15PM 0.97 | 10:50AM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:57AM -0.04 | 2:55PM 0.03 | 3:47AM -0.03 | 3:40PM 0.05 | 4:38AM 0.01 | 4:26PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
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