Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matosinhos today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 5PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Matosinhos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 598 | 630 | 860 | 792 | 867 | 867 | 968 | 1666 | 1295 | 826 | 780 | 632 | 330 | 284 | 277 | 215 | 176 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 150 | 96 | 121 | 185 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:37PM2.42m | 5:52AM2.66m | 6:33PM2.52m | 6:43AM2.77m | 7:19PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM1.42m | 11:27PM1.52m | 12:20PM1.32m | 00:27AM1.42m | 1:07PM1.18m | 1:13AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 10 |
| kJ | 598 | 630 | 541 | 755 | 867 | 867 | 968 | 1666 | 1295 | 826 | 780 | 632 | 330 | 284 | 277 | 215 | 176 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 91 | 75 | 121 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 9 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 13 |
| kJ | 273 | — | 6 | 6 | 21 | 51 | 31 | — | 59 | 318 | 313 | 10 | 293 | 242 | 183 | 130 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 150 | 96 | 74 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 5 | N 9 | — | W 13 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 14 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 533 | 860 | 792 | 716 | 659 | 690 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 185 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 170 | 237 | 163 | 236 | 38 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 163 | 2 | 173 | 7 | 7 | 166 | 350 |
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