Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matosinhos today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Matosinhos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 99 | 120 | 96 | 82 | 75 | 61 | 39 | 12 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:21PM2.80m | 8:58AM2.77m | 9:20PM2.92m | 9:46AM2.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM1.40m | 2:47AM1.25m | 3:09PM1.23m | 3:36AM1.11m | 3:57PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 120 | 96 | 82 | 75 | 61 | 39 | 12 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 29 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 4 | WNW 8 | SSW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 4 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | NW 5 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 357 | 113 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 209 | 165 | 165 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 109 | 163 | 163 | 21 | 2 |
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