Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esposende today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 10PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
307 | 295 | 586 | 645 | 582 | 574 | 878 | 798 | 634 | 528 | 354 | 229 | 159 | 97 | 103 | 93 | 86 | 68 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:25AM2.12m | 1:43PM2.38m | 2:09AM2.29m | 2:23PM2.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.95m | 7:25AM0.93m | 8:02PM0.76m | 8:07AM0.74m | 8:39PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
307 | 295 | 586 | 645 | 582 | 574 | 699 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 229 | 159 | 97 | 103 | 93 | 86 | 68 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | SW 13 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
67 | 94 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 40 | 36 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
11 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 878 | 798 | 634 | 528 | 354 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 124 | 132 | 132 | 38 | 28 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 0 |
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