Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amoreira today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amoreira at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Amoreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 69 | 67 | 50 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 37 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:05PM2.38m | 7:28AM2.25m | 7:52PM2.12m | 8:20AM2.08m | 8:56PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.57m | 1:08AM0.68m | 1:31PM0.79m | 1:53AM0.89m | 2:31PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 133 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 69 | 67 | 50 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | SW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNW 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 20 | 20 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 28 | 163 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 228 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 156 | 601 | 34 | 451 |
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