
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esposende today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 10AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1162 | 1185 | 910 | 869 | 895 | 565 | 450 | 533 | 739 | 403 | 314 | 242 | 177 | 171 | 112 | 99 | 77 | 58 | 103 | 208 | 366 | 596 | 706 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:24AM2.28m | 7:59PM1.99m | 8:29AM2.13m | 9:21PM1.88m | 9:58AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM0.97m | 1:55AM1.09m | 3:01PM1.10m | 3:18AM1.19m | 4:38PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
1162 | 1185 | 910 | 869 | 174 | 565 | 450 | 533 | 739 | 403 | 314 | 242 | 177 | 171 | 68 | 99 | 77 | 58 | 44 | 32 | 366 | 596 | 706 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | W 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
456 | 307 | 266 | 137 | — | 132 | 117 | 128 | 21 | 82 | 84 | 63 | 38 | 21 | 112 | 68 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 208 | 40 | 36 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | N 13 | N 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | NNW 9 | WNW 18 | WNW 11 | N 12 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
— | 26 | — | — | — | — | 127 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 26 | 103 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NNW 6 | — | E 2 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 3 | ENE 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | 895 | 96 | — | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 66 | 45 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 59 | 53 | 68 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 138 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 265 | 259 | 0 |
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