Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esposende today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 289 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 245 | 255 | 200 | 196 | 197 | 153 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 116 | 203 | 498 | 677 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:32PM3.22m | 4:00AM2.95m | 4:16PM3.32m | 4:42AM2.99m | 4:57PM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.18m | 9:50PM-0.05m | 9:59AM0.06m | 10:33PM-0.11m | 10:40AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 179 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 289 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 245 | 255 | 200 | 196 | 197 | 153 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 116 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 55 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 12 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 57 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 23 | 66 | 112 | 145 | 96 | 90 | 85 | 87 | 203 | 498 | 677 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 266 | 118 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 266 | 265 | 266 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 444 | 444 | 321 | 321 |
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