
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Figueira da Foz - Buarcos today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Figueira da Foz - Buarcos at 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Figueira da Foz - Buarcos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 92 | 110 | 147 | 154 | 150 | 147 | 147 | 150 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 214 | 222 | 209 | 166 | 159 | 149 | 130 | 127 | 124 | 126 | 147 | 244 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25AM3.18m | 3:43PM3.48m | 4:09AM3.29m | 4:25PM3.56m | 4:49AM3.34m | 5:05PM3.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM0.75m | 10:04PM0.58m | 10:15AM0.65m | 10:45PM0.52m | 10:55AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
23 | 92 | 110 | 147 | 154 | 150 | 147 | 147 | 150 | 154 | 154 | 51 | 214 | 222 | 209 | 166 | 68 | 121 | 125 | 127 | 124 | 121 | 147 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — |
71 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 37 | 154 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 159 | 149 | 130 | 127 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
64 | 42 | 33 | 32 | — | — | — | 17 | — | 17 | 8 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | 23 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | 51 | 39 | 37 | 51 | — | — | — | 121 | 118 | 126 | 136 | 244 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 170 | 267 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 348 | 344 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 509 | 512 | 542 | 426 |
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