
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esposende today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 10AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
867 | 1074 | 1285 | 1138 | 1196 | 960 | 878 | 865 | 530 | 677 | 703 | 616 | 527 | 509 | 418 | 317 | 268 | 263 | 353 | 798 | 957 | 1117 | 1277 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:37AM2.28m | 1:49PM2.57m | 2:12AM2.49m | 2:23PM2.78m | 2:45AM2.68m | 2:56PM2.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.74m | 8:05PM0.54m | 8:11AM0.54m | 8:37PM0.33m | 8:44AM0.35m | 9:08PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
867 | 1074 | 1285 | 1138 | 1196 | 960 | 878 | 865 | 530 | 677 | 703 | 616 | 527 | 509 | 418 | 317 | 268 | 263 | 189 | 798 | 957 | 1117 | 1277 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 13 | NW 6 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WNW 20 | NW 19 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
85 | 78 | 63 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 225 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 353 | 200 | 178 | 135 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — |
135 | 133 | — | 75 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | 19 | 31 | 46 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 129 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 256 | 338 | 260 | 118 |
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