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Fontana surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 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
21.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fontana today?

The current surf forecast for Fontana at 7AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (12 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (12 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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

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Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)1313121299999998888888889988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)367339334334475486486449449395364347331326326326267274280323344336321256
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
0.49
2:30PM
0.57
3:48AM
0.46
4:45PM
0.59
5:49AM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
0.29
7:40AM
0.31
9:29PM
0.33
9:24AM
0.34
11:28PM
0.31
11:09AM
0.32
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset-------6:40-------6:40-------6:40
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clear
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clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818191919191919191919191919191919191919191919
Feels °C (?)171415161615151515151514141515151515151515151515
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