
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esposende today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 8PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
323 | 565 | 956 | 1782 | 1177 | 618 | 739 | 1060 | 1354 | 1460 | 1650 | 1782 | 2081 | 2385 | 3001 | 2598 | 2403 | 2416 | 1947 | 4105 | 4782 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:17PM3.03m | 5:36AM2.96m | 5:59PM2.86m | 6:19AM2.82m | 6:47PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.07m | 11:24PM0.13m | 11:45AM0.18m | 00:05AM0.31m | 12:32PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
323 | 204 | 117 | 75 | 1177 | 522 | 739 | 1060 | 1354 | 1460 | 1650 | 1782 | 2081 | 2385 | 3001 | 2598 | 2403 | 2416 | 1947 | 4105 | 4782 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 8 | W 10 | SSW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | NW 16 | WNW 12 | — | W 16 |
17 | 17 | — | — | 475 | 618 | 232 | 97 | 263 | 370 | 4 | 10 | 9 | — | 3 | 37 | 3 | 474 | 1208 | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 112 | 93 | 91 | 12 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 10 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — |
302 | 565 | 956 | 1782 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 113 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 256 | 260 | 260 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 248 | 122 | 151 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 265 | 294 | 271 | 25 |
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