Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matosinhos today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 2PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Matosinhos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1089 | 1073 | 1041 | 977 | 847 | 852 | 706 | 718 | 666 | 680 | 595 | 500 | 436 | 464 | 393 | 270 | 293 | 193 | 179 | 109 | 107 | 81 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:36AM2.88m | 9:05PM2.83m | 9:13AM3.05m | 9:39PM2.99m | 9:47AM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM1.31m | 2:56PM1.07m | 3:04AM1.14m | 3:30PM0.90m | 3:37AM0.98m | 4:01PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 1089 | 1073 | 1041 | 977 | 847 | 852 | 706 | 718 | 666 | 680 | 595 | 500 | 436 | 464 | 393 | 270 | 293 | 193 | 179 | 109 | 107 | 81 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 46 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 159 | 210 | 159 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
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