Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matosinhos today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 9AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Matosinhos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 230 | 179 | 183 | 642 | 933 | 1150 | 1073 | 1027 | 841 | 700 | 623 | 563 | 486 | 527 | 428 | 361 | 407 | 343 | 283 | 273 | 268 | 196 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:53AM3.14m | 10:15PM3.11m | 10:25AM3.30m | 10:46PM3.23m | 10:56AM3.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM1.04m | 4:06PM0.85m | 4:16AM0.88m | 4:37PM0.70m | 4:46AM0.75m | 5:07PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 13 | W 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 311 | 230 | 179 | 183 | 642 | 5 | 1150 | 1073 | 1027 | 841 | 700 | 623 | 563 | 486 | 527 | 428 | 361 | 407 | 343 | 283 | 273 | 268 | 196 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | NW 16 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | W 16 | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 49 | 74 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | W 16 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 933 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 282 | 346 | 301 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 73 | 59 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 113 | 59 | 40 | 2 |
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