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 6PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 28°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 91 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 84 | 62 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 54 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 273 | 464 | 479 | 563 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:16AM2.57m | 7:35PM2.50m | 7:58AM2.38m | 8:22PM2.24m | 8:49AM2.20m | 9:23PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.57m | 1:42AM0.69m | 2:05PM0.80m | 2:26AM0.91m | 3:04PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 117 | 91 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 84 | 62 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 12 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 43 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 59 | 273 | 464 | 479 | 563 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 122 | 96 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 122 | 122 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 222 | 138 | 260 | 138 |
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