
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esposende today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 73 | 94 | 110 | 136 | 179 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 245 | 255 | 204 | 196 | 197 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:44PM3.03m | 3:15AM2.84m | 3:32PM3.22m | 4:00AM2.95m | 4:16PM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.36m | 9:04PM0.10m | 9:15AM0.18m | 9:50PM-0.05m | 9:59AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
23 | 36 | 61 | 57 | 73 | 29 | 110 | 136 | 179 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 245 | 255 | 204 | 196 | 197 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | W 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — |
34 | 30 | 26 | — | 45 | 94 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 51 | 55 | 41 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 5 | — | S 11 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 21 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
— | 53 | 77 | 188 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 22 | 33 | — | — | — | 27 | 25 | 37 | 110 | 170 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 265 | 265 | 259 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 321 | 118 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 265 | 266 | 259 |
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