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Cantinho surfForecast / Peniche / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cantinho surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cantinho sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cantinho today?
The current surf forecast for Cantinho at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cantinho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | |
253 | 193 | 143 | 137 | 103 | 99 | 96 | 73 | 67 | 66 | 43 | 119 | 116 | 140 | 134 | 162 | 247 | 387 | 555 | 672 | 886 | 1611 | 1859 | 1680 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:07PM2.79m | 00:23AM3.01m | 12:57PM3.01m | 1:13AM3.19m | 1:42PM3.23m | 2:00AM3.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM1.18m | 6:42AM0.93m | 7:01PM0.97m | 7:27AM0.74m | 7:48PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | 8:43 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 11 | NNW 16 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | SW 13 | — | — |
 kJ | 253 | 193 | 143 | 137 | 103 | 99 | 96 | 73 | 67 | 66 | 43 | 119 | 116 | 140 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 80 | 210 | 390 | 7 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | N 13 | SW 5 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 41 | 41 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 134 | 162 | 247 | 387 | 555 | 672 | 886 | 1611 | 1859 | 1680 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 263 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 77 | 129 | 505 | 1020 | 1001 | 1001 | 499 | 357 | 505 | 221 |
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