Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra do Douro today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra do Douro at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Barra do Douro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
380 | 168 | 281 | 188 | 157 | 101 | 65 | 50 | 39 | 39 | 136 | 488 | 586 | 515 | 410 | 384 | 399 | 391 | 385 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:18PM3.25m | 11:32AM3.42m | 11:50PM3.30m | 12:03PM3.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.74m | 5:20AM0.74m | 5:42PM0.65m | 5:50AM0.68m | 6:12PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
8 | 168 | 281 | 188 | 157 | 101 | 65 | 50 | 39 | 39 | 136 | 488 | 586 | 515 | 410 | 384 | 399 | 391 | 385 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
6 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 47 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 18 | NW 8 | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 17 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
380 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 297 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 166 | 166 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 17 | 0 |
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