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Fontana surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 -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
22.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fontana today?
The current surf forecast for Fontana at 7AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fontana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 9 | NNE 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 9 | NNE 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NW 14 | |
51 | 50 | 58 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 33 | 38 | 36 | 49 | 32 | 65 | 81 | 99 | 120 | 147 | 89 | 180 | 86 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:57AM0.76m | 11:17PM0.60m | 11:37AM0.73m | 11:59PM0.56m | 12:26PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.16m | 5:11AM0.19m | 6:08PM0.22m | 5:52AM0.24m | 7:04PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | N 9 | N 8 | SE 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 12 | N 8 | SSE 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 51 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 46 | 37 | 36 | 49 | 47 | 65 | 81 | 99 | 120 | 91 | 89 | 34 | 86 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | N 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | NW 15 | SSE 9 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 104 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 37 | 47 | 32 | 46 | 60 | 60 | 91 | 36 | 35 | 74 | 71 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 15 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 17 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 21 | 34 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | N 8 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 50 | 58 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 147 | 19 | 180 | 24 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 |
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