Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Martinhal today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Martinhal at 5AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Martinhal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NW 17 | NW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 13 | S 13 | NW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 12 | S 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1761 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 996 | 3 | 816 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:24AM2.10m | 8:03PM1.87m | 8:39AM1.95m | 9:43PM1.77m | 10:25AM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.93m | 1:39PM0.99m | 1:55AM1.12m | 3:10PM1.13m | 3:39AM1.20m | 5:05PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 1104 | 965 | 760 | 651 | 541 | 482 | 392 | 392 | 887 | 1929 | 1761 | 1428 | 1347 | 1127 | 996 | 918 | 816 | 343 | 343 | 260 | 568 | 549 | 503 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 15 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 138 | 318 | 295 | 576 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 62 | 74 | 96 | 208 | 300 | 714 | 597 | 578 | 3 | 242 | 213 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 261 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 1256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 486 | 606 | — | 230 | 336 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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