Fontana Surf Forecast

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Fontana surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 -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 26.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fontana today?

The current surf forecast for Fontana at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-01) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (17 Sep)	-	-
Evening (17 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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	Wed 17		Thursday 18								Friday 19								Saturday 20
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	6	10	7	7	6
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	130	133	119	152	150	150	147	133	161	161	123	121	119	104	74	73	73	73	73	36	73	93	68	64
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	NE	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	5:57PM 0.57				6:08AM 0.77				6:51PM 0.64				7:00AM 0.84				7:32PM 0.70				7:41AM 0.89
Low Tide / height (m)			11:19PM 0.26				12:40PM 0.17				12:22AM 0.21				1:21PM 0.12				1:08AM 0.15				1:54PM 0.09

	Wed 17		Thursday 18								Friday 19								Saturday 20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	26	26	27	27	27	26	26	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26
Feels °C (?)	29	28	29	30	30	28	29	32	30	30	29	26	26	26	27	26	27	28	28	27	27	27	28	29

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Sal

Wind Update The wind is still cross-off at Fontana (moderate winds from the NE at Sal 4 km from Fontana). 1.0m 8s swell from the NNE with a 0.4m 13s groundswell from the NNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
3 hours 12 minutes ago Fontana

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