Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra do Douro today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra do Douro at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Barra do Douro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | 62 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 16 | 25 | 133 | 201 | 200 | 198 | 245 | 272 | 187 | 218 | 149 | 97 | 82 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:03PM3.41m | 1:19AM3.16m | 1:33PM3.31m | 1:49AM3.03m | 2:05PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.72m | 7:19AM0.79m | 7:44PM0.83m | 7:50AM0.91m | 8:17PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 |
66 | 62 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 200 | 198 | 245 | 272 | 187 | 218 | 149 | 97 | 82 | 163 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 10 | SSW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 11 | 16 | 21 | 34 | 40 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 12 | NW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | NW 6 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 8 | 25 | 133 | 201 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 107 | 239 | 242 | 239 | 166 | 4 | 22 | 176 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 4 |
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