
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amoreira today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amoreira at 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Amoreira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
566 | 485 | 461 | 503 | 488 | 643 | 1031 | 1249 | 1313 | 1291 | 1204 | 1017 | 1017 | 952 | 766 | 638 | 638 | 207 | 241 | 147 | 346 | 272 | 237 | 407 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:53AM2.15m | 7:30PM1.88m | 8:01AM2.01m | 8:56PM1.78m | 9:32AM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.90m | 1:12PM0.93m | 1:21AM1.06m | 2:31PM1.06m | 2:47AM1.15m | 4:10PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
566 | 485 | 461 | 374 | 488 | 643 | 1031 | 1249 | 1313 | 1291 | 1204 | 1017 | 1017 | 952 | 766 | 638 | 638 | 187 | 241 | 147 | 346 | 272 | 200 | 179 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 19 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
459 | 220 | 437 | 503 | 343 | 186 | 50 | — | 68 | 24 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 207 | 99 | 115 | 34 | 79 | 237 | 407 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NW 15 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNW 13 | SE 4 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
8 | 174 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 12 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
150 | 116 | 80 | 75 | 61 | 57 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 17 | 31 | 34 | 314 | 112 | 112 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 34 | 31 | 7 |
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