Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amoreira today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amoreira at 2PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Amoreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1961 | 1436 | 1289 | 1358 | 1241 | 1176 | 1254 | 1102 | 1491 | 1197 | 1036 | 811 | 811 | 683 | 486 | 353 | 306 | 306 | 244 | 231 | 208 | 214 | 172 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:55PM2.40m | 4:08AM2.54m | 4:32PM2.26m | 4:48AM2.41m | 5:13PM2.11m | 5:32AM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.41m | 9:49PM0.55m | 10:20AM0.54m | 10:25PM0.67m | 11:02AM0.68m | 11:06PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 12 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 1961 | 1436 | 1289 | 1358 | 1241 | 1176 | 1254 | 1102 | 1006 | 953 | 769 | 638 | 811 | 342 | 330 | 353 | 306 | 306 | 244 | 231 | 208 | 214 | 172 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1074 | 1265 | 1148 | 1046 | 974 | 944 | 857 | 831 | 1491 | 1197 | 1036 | 811 | 437 | 683 | 486 | 259 | 254 | 198 | 156 | 153 | 147 | 100 | 98 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 246 | 165 | 58 | 87 | 127 | 243 | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 40 | 35 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 593 | 560 | 560 | 586 | 586 | 405 | 434 | 425 | 135 | 50 | 50 | 593 | 596 | 31 | 50 | 283 | 283 | 34 | 63 | 430 | 586 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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