Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amoreira today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amoreira at 6PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Amoreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 173 | 175 | 175 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 133 | 125 | 125 | 128 | 103 | 100 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:24PM2.64m | 6:45AM2.43m | 7:05PM2.38m | 7:28AM2.25m | 7:52PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.37m | 00:31AM0.45m | 12:46PM0.57m | 1:08AM0.68m | 1:31PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 147 | 173 | 175 | 175 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 133 | 125 | 125 | 128 | 103 | 100 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 33 | 357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 28 | 405 | 1 |
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