Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra do Douro today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra do Douro at 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Barra do Douro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
157 | 101 | 65 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 95 | 488 | 576 | 448 | 410 | 332 | 378 | 383 | 368 | 372 | 346 | 322 | 392 | 408 | 324 | 227 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:32AM3.42m | 11:50PM3.30m | 12:03PM3.47m | 00:20AM3.30m | 12:33PM3.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM0.74m | 5:42PM0.65m | 5:50AM0.68m | 6:12PM0.61m | 6:20AM0.67m | 6:43PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 7 |
157 | 101 | 65 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 95 | 488 | 576 | 448 | 410 | 332 | 378 | 383 | 368 | 372 | 346 | 322 | 392 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 193 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
42 | 47 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 408 | 324 | 227 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 166 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 40 | 79 | 161 | 167 | 167 | 4 |
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