Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Espinho today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Espinho at 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Espinho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 25 | 45 | 146 | 166 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 198 | 208 | 171 | 161 | 117 | 171 | 265 | 266 | 546 | 762 | 769 | 984 | 884 | 778 | 578 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:44AM2.46m | 2:57PM2.77m | 3:17AM2.61m | 3:29PM2.92m | 3:48AM2.74m | 4:00PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.55m | 9:11PM0.39m | 9:15AM0.39m | 9:42PM0.24m | 9:47AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | SW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
35 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 198 | 208 | 171 | 161 | 28 | 171 | 265 | 266 | 546 | 762 | 769 | 984 | 884 | 778 | 578 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 14 | — | — | — | 11 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | NW 11 | WSW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 7 | 45 | 146 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 91 | 258 | 293 | 260 | 193 | 1 | 42 | 193 | 190 | 89 | 190 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 183 | 94 | 94 |
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