Fontana surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 22 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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fontana today?

The current surf forecast for Fontana at 1PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121111111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2698251524332224202817521485131611801012944821711682669669584584669682792651566584
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:32AM
0.89
10:54PM
0.84
11:10AM
0.86
11:36PM
0.75
11:54AM
0.81
12:26AM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
-0.00
4:55AM
0.04
5:24PM
0.04
5:33AM
0.10
6:16PM
0.10
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise6:33-------6:33-------6:33-------
Sunset---6:43-------6:43-------6:43----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020202020202020212121212020202020202120202019
Feels °C (?)181818171718181818191919201818181919191918181817
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