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Esmoriz surfForecast / Beira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Esmoriz surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Esmoriz sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Esmoriz today?
The current surf forecast for Esmoriz at 6PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Esmoriz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 6350 | 6699 | 6448 | 5875 | 4938 | 4012 | 3429 | 3006 | 2486 | 2026 | 1844 | 1488 | 1256 | 1068 | 1354 | 8119 | 17273 | 18866 | 18062 | 17505 | 14152 | 13034 | 10483 | 11236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:32PM 2.36 | 12:55AM 2.50 | 1:15PM 2.43 | 1:33AM 2.60 | 1:55PM 2.50 | 2:10AM 2.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:24AM 0.77 | 6:39PM 0.70 | 7:07AM 0.67 | 7:18PM 0.64 | 7:46AM 0.57 | 7:55PM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
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