Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matosinhos today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Matosinhos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 158 | 160 | 157 | 120 | 115 | 110 | 86 | 154 | 82 | 82 | 163 | 276 | 268 | 247 | 247 | 289 | 284 | 470 | 517 | 457 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:21PM3.26m | 3:54AM2.81m | 4:20PM3.02m | 5:03AM2.62m | 5:35PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.92m | 9:40PM0.96m | 9:49AM1.15m | 10:44PM1.20m | 10:56AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 148 | 158 | 160 | 157 | 120 | 115 | 110 | 86 | 154 | 82 | 82 | — | — | 268 | 247 | 247 | 289 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 33 | 35 | 20 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 10 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 42 | 163 | 276 | — | — | — | — | 284 | 470 | 517 | 457 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 189 | 299 | 301 | 179 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 647 | 647 | 346 | 346 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 16 |
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