
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matosinhos today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 5AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matosinhos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 65 | 65 | 37 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 55 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 200 | 118 | 240 | 299 | 284 | 272 | 230 | 199 | 129 | 100 | 200 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25PM3.53m | 11:38AM3.75m | 00:04AM3.47m | 12:18PM3.67m | 00:44AM3.34m | 12:59PM3.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.45m | 5:54PM0.29m | 6:04AM0.49m | 6:33PM0.42m | 6:43AM0.62m | 7:13PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 |
48 | 65 | 65 | 37 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 55 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 44 | 147 | 299 | 284 | 272 | 230 | 199 | 129 | 100 | 200 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 13 | NW 5 | WNW 12 | NW 5 | SSW 3 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 7 | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 13 |
3 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 48 | 75 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | — | W 8 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 10 |
17 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 45 | 52 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | 118 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 69 | 207 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 113 | 282 | 282 | 159 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 159 | 21 | 2 |
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