Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matosinhos today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 1PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Matosinhos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 325 | 230 | 151 | 284 | 574 | 1280 | 1261 | 924 | 778 | 736 | 709 | 847 | 867 | 996 | 1066 | 831 | 1932 | 1752 | 1584 | 1461 | 1901 | 2130 | 2038 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:00AM2.55m | 5:49PM2.61m | 6:36AM2.64m | 7:19PM2.73m | 7:49AM2.87m | 8:25PM2.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM1.42m | 00:05AM1.41m | 12:53PM1.31m | 1:31AM1.26m | 2:08PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 325 | 230 | 151 | 103 | 72 | 28 | 1261 | 924 | 778 | 736 | 709 | 847 | 867 | 996 | 1066 | 831 | 1932 | 1752 | 1584 | 1461 | 1901 | 2130 | 2038 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | W 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 31 | 41 | 255 | — | — | — | 711 | — | — | — | — | 539 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 25 | 124 | 284 | 574 | 1280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 243 | 280 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 163 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 178 | 211 | 211 | 113 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 159 | 321 | 302 | 16 |
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