
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matosinhos today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 9PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matosinhos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | 82 | 69 | 56 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 108 | 101 | 141 | 125 | 144 | 122 | 120 | 115 | 113 | 92 | 88 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:08PM3.36m | 1:25AM3.13m | 1:40PM3.29m | 1:57AM3.03m | 2:12PM3.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.79m | 7:24AM0.84m | 7:50PM0.86m | 7:54AM0.93m | 8:22PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 56 | 38 | 29 | 23 | 108 | 101 | 141 | 125 | 144 | 122 | 120 | 115 | 113 | 92 | 88 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | 7 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 40 | 14 | — | 15 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 23 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
62 | 82 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 362 | 292 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 163 | 210 | 59 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 163 | 163 | 280 | 54 |
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