
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Comporta today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Comporta at 1PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Comporta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 69 | 41 | 94 | 123 | 272 | 266 | 197 | 189 | 159 | 159 | 156 | 226 | 135 | 135 | 129 | 180 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 237 | 126 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:06PM3.06m | 3:34AM2.80m | 3:50PM3.16m | 4:16AM2.84m | 4:31PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.18m | 9:25PM-0.05m | 9:33AM0.07m | 10:07PM-0.10m | 10:14AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | — | WNW 9 |
18 | 69 | 41 | 94 | 123 | 123 | 3 | 197 | 189 | 159 | 159 | 156 | — | 135 | 135 | 129 | 180 | 133 | 130 | 3 | 3 | — | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 5 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
56 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | 6 | 7 | 272 | 266 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 226 | 48 | 43 | 31 | — | — | — | 127 | 237 | 126 | 102 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 46 | 148 | 56 | 144 | 51 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 56 | 148 | 144 | 66 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 386 | 350 | 624 | 406 |
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