
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esposende today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 9AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 81 | 64 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 68 | 47 | 54 | 54 | 34 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 40 | 68 | 50 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:28AM2.60m | 1:56PM2.81m | 2:29AM2.74m | 2:52PM3.01m | 3:24AM2.86m | 3:43PM3.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.47m | 8:14PM0.30m | 8:34AM0.33m | 9:10PM0.12m | 9:26AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
88 | 81 | 64 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 68 | 47 | 54 | 54 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 40 | 68 | 50 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 28 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
39 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | N 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | SW 16 |
11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — |
5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 29 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 197 | 288 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 188 | 186 | 124 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 197 | 197 | 122 | 0 |
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