Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Figueira da Foz - Buarcos today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Figueira da Foz - Buarcos at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Figueira da Foz - Buarcos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
104 | 81 | 64 | 55 | 50 | 18 | 32 | 100 | 212 | 257 | 236 | 298 | 314 | 323 | 262 | 276 | 274 | 355 | 338 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:28PM2.93m | 2:53AM2.81m | 3:04PM3.10m | 3:26AM2.96m | 3:37PM3.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM1.10m | 8:55AM1.13m | 9:25PM0.94m | 9:28AM0.97m | 9:55PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
104 | 81 | 64 | 55 | 50 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 257 | 236 | 298 | 314 | 323 | 29 | 35 | 274 | 355 | 338 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 19 | 14 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 |
2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 32 | 100 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | 262 | 276 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 272 | 96 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 349 | 351 | 348 | 272 | 4 | 4 | 96 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 3 |
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