Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esposende today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 2AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 240 | 287 | 207 | 213 | 178 | 120 | 93 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 54 | 49 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:55PM2.77m | 7:16AM2.57m | 7:35PM2.50m | 7:58AM2.38m | 8:22PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.45m | 1:19PM0.57m | 1:42AM0.69m | 2:05PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 213 | 178 | 120 | 93 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 54 | 49 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 173 | 240 | 287 | 207 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 333 | 151 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 246 | 124 | 124 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 122 | 122 | 1 | 1 |
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