Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matosinhos today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Matosinhos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 440 | 420 | 355 | 373 | 294 | 247 | 726 | 940 | 1125 | 1299 | 1217 | 1062 | 936 | 859 | 736 | 724 | 443 | 651 | 983 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:12PM3.28m | 11:23AM3.45m | 11:44PM3.28m | 11:56AM3.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.57m | 5:12AM0.66m | 5:35PM0.55m | 5:45AM0.66m | 6:08PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 440 | 420 | 355 | 373 | 294 | 247 | 726 | 940 | 1125 | 1299 | 1217 | 1062 | 936 | 859 | 736 | 724 | 443 | 651 | 983 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 367 | 290 | 217 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | — | 3 | 17 | 74 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 283 | 7 | 28 | 114 | 189 | 159 | 282 | 283 | 159 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 213 | 293 | 21 | 56 |
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