Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matosinhos today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 9s 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) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Matosinhos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 113 | 139 | 144 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 142 | 148 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 123 | 113 | 110 | 84 | 168 | 113 | 207 | 251 | 359 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:31PM3.49m | 3:00AM3.05m | 3:21PM3.26m | 3:54AM2.81m | 4:20PM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.70m | 8:48PM0.71m | 8:56AM0.92m | 9:40PM0.96m | 9:49AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 108 | 113 | 139 | 144 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 142 | 148 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 123 | 113 | 110 | 84 | 168 | 113 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 54 | 39 | 26 | 46 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 27 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | 251 | 359 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 163 | 283 | 159 | 59 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 282 | 299 | 301 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 458 | 458 | 346 | 346 |
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