Fontana surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 21 Feb 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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Fontana today?

The current surf forecast for Fontana at 7PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (21 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NNE
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)161615141414131313131314151515141313131312131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11091041696825813614570553545552527272344281309648569552543466380396319314
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
0.89
11:34AM
0.81
11:51PM
0.81
12:14PM
0.77
12:37AM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
0.05
5:24AM
0.06
5:37PM
0.08
6:01AM
0.10
6:25PM
0.13
6:44AM
0.16
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------6:54-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset-6:36-------6:36-------6:36------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212120202020202021212121212024212121212120202021
Feels °C (?)212019192019191920191920201822201819192118181718
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