Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esposende today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
742 | 609 | 517 | 424 | 327 | 242 | 186 | 155 | 57 | 88 | 173 | 714 | 686 | 577 | 520 | 441 | 369 | 355 | 344 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:52PM1.93m | 11:34AM2.07m | 00:22AM1.98m | 12:50PM2.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29PM1.12m | 4:59AM1.17m | 6:07PM1.09m | 6:26AM1.09m | 7:15PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
21 | 48 | 517 | 424 | 327 | 242 | 186 | 155 | 57 | 88 | 173 | 714 | 686 | 577 | 520 | 441 | 369 | 355 | 344 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 15 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
9 | 21 | 40 | 67 | 70 | 47 | 40 | 39 | 49 | 24 | 116 | 58 | 37 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 46 | 78 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 17 | NNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 39 | 23 | 59 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
742 | 609 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 421 | 260 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 122 | 122 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 60 | 0 |
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