Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esposende today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 66 | 64 | 42 | 34 | 21 | 75 | 255 | 263 | 248 | 233 | 320 | 324 | 164 | 126 | 96 | 100 | 165 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:23PM2.58m | 2:45AM2.46m | 2:58PM2.77m | 3:17AM2.61m | 3:30PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.57m | 8:43AM0.55m | 9:12PM0.39m | 9:16AM0.39m | 9:43PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 66 | 64 | 42 | 34 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 248 | 233 | 320 | 324 | 164 | 126 | 96 | 100 | 165 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | — | 23 | 63 | 60 | 73 | 33 | 34 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | W 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 28 | 46 | 48 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 75 | 255 | 263 | — | — | — | 24 | 36 | 63 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 122 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 197 | 200 | 197 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 0 |
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