Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esposende today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 7PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 284 | 299 | 308 | 763 | 828 | 768 | 742 | 640 | 640 | 742 | 695 | 609 | 557 | 368 | 242 | 186 | 138 | 62 | 100 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:49AM2.20m | 9:23PM2.03m | 10:02AM2.08m | 10:52PM1.93m | 11:34AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM1.00m | 3:28AM1.10m | 4:29PM1.12m | 4:59AM1.17m | 6:07PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | NW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 158 | 37 | 78 | 59 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 640 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 557 | 368 | 242 | 186 | 138 | 55 | 100 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 47 | 70 | 47 | 40 | 39 | 62 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 39 | 32 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 284 | 299 | 308 | 763 | 828 | 768 | 742 | — | 640 | 742 | 695 | 609 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 118 | 260 | 288 | 261 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 487 | 338 | 265 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 0 |
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