Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matosinhos today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 7PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Matosinhos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 402 | 386 | 268 | 393 | 435 | 449 | 419 | 382 | 446 | 475 | 525 | 413 | 297 | 217 | 147 | 129 | 96 | 66 | 88 | 68 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:03PM3.47m | 00:20AM3.30m | 12:33PM3.47m | 00:50AM3.25m | 1:03PM3.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.61m | 6:20AM0.67m | 6:43PM0.64m | 6:49AM0.71m | 7:13PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 402 | 386 | 268 | 393 | 435 | 449 | 419 | 382 | 446 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 147 | 129 | 96 | 66 | 88 | 68 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | SW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 475 | 525 | 413 | 297 | 217 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 159 | 159 | 165 | 165 | 159 | 173 | 173 | 165 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 173 | 165 | 163 | 2 |
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