Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matosinhos today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matosinhos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 193 | 235 | 195 | 160 | 176 | 105 | 243 | 454 | 507 | 684 | 874 | 742 | 849 | 555 | 538 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:45PM3.34m | 11:57AM3.50m | 00:15AM3.31m | 12:27PM3.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.55m | 5:45AM0.63m | 6:07PM0.56m | 6:15AM0.64m | 6:38PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 235 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 193 | 235 | 195 | 160 | 176 | 105 | 105 | 454 | 507 | 684 | 874 | 742 | 849 | 555 | 538 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | W 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | — | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 66 | 243 | 113 | 46 | 42 | 31 | 85 | — | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 10 | — | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 66 | — | 56 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 166 | 189 | 58 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 211 | 113 | 54 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 175 | 59 |
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