
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esposende today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 5AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
869 | 923 | 747 | 629 | 568 | 558 | 408 | 437 | 400 | 355 | 322 | 561 | 505 | 488 | 447 | 447 | 447 | 480 | 400 | 349 | 325 | 350 | 233 | 344 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:09PM1.86m | 10:53AM2.03m | 11:51PM1.92m | 12:16PM2.16m | 00:54AM2.08m | 1:09PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM1.23m | 5:34PM1.13m | 5:52AM1.14m | 6:45PM0.97m | 6:53AM0.96m | 7:30PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
869 | 923 | 747 | 629 | 568 | 558 | 408 | 437 | 400 | 355 | 322 | 561 | 505 | 488 | 447 | 447 | 447 | 480 | 400 | 349 | 325 | 350 | 233 | 166 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | S 12 | NW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 89 | 199 | 199 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 344 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | — | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 148 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 148 | 118 | 1 |
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