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Figueira da Foz - Buarcos surfForecast / Beira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Figueira da Foz - Buarcos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Figueira da Foz - Buarcos sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Figueira da Foz - Buarcos today?
The current surf forecast for Figueira da Foz - Buarcos at 8AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Figueira da Foz - Buarcos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2764 | 2750 | 6958 | 9730 | 16080 | 17224 | 16451 | 15009 | 13216 | 12170 | 9959 | 7662 | 5991 | 5120 | 3682 | 3066 | 2727 | 2245 | 1783 | 1699 | 1551 | 1575 | 1973 | 2358 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:40AM 2.77 | 9:29PM 2.55 | 9:46AM 2.70 | 10:33PM 2.56 | 10:49AM 2.68 | 11:30PM 2.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:16AM 1.39 | 3:06PM 1.27 | 3:22AM 1.46 | 4:11PM 1.32 | 4:31AM 1.47 | 5:11PM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 10 | 5 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
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