Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amoreira today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amoreira at 2PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Amoreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 631 | 548 | 419 | 346 | 311 | 250 | 192 | 187 | 151 | 143 | 143 | 173 | 166 | 175 | 151 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 103 | 117 | 140 | 105 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:45PM2.88m | 6:06AM2.60m | 6:24PM2.64m | 6:45AM2.43m | 7:05PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM0.20m | 11:55PM0.24m | 12:05PM0.37m | 00:31AM0.45m | 12:46PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 631 | 548 | 419 | 346 | 311 | 250 | 192 | 187 | 151 | 143 | 143 | 173 | 166 | 175 | 151 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 103 | 117 | 140 | 105 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | W 8 | S 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 586 | 50 | 50 |
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