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Fontana surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 12 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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fontana today?
The current surf forecast for Fontana at 4AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 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 (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 19s |
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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 461 | 384 | 367 | 298 | 263 | 578 | 1175 | 2784 | 3348 | 3178 | 3078 | 2942 | 4293 | 6561 | 5808 | 4393 | 2944 | 2427 | 1966 | 1704 | 1360 | 1162 | 1166 | 1041 |
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 | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:58AM 0.72 | 3:55PM 0.62 | 4:05AM 0.67 | 4:57PM 0.65 | 5:08AM 0.65 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:14PM 0.28 | 9:21AM 0.24 | 9:30PM 0.30 | 10:18AM 0.24 | 10:44PM 0.29 | 11:09AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
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