
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matosinhos today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 4AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matosinhos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 72 | 71 | 58 | 80 | 62 | 47 | 51 | 99 | 177 | 206 | 160 | 119 | 89 | 63 | 40 | 72 | 80 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:44PM3.23m | 12:02PM3.34m | 00:19AM3.23m | 12:36PM3.37m | 00:53AM3.20m | 1:08PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.77m | 6:11PM0.76m | 6:21AM0.76m | 6:44PM0.75m | 6:52AM0.79m | 7:17PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 72 | 71 | 58 | 80 | 62 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 89 | 63 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 97 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | WNW 8 | — | W 11 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | W 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 33 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — |
— | — | — | 5 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 99 | 177 | 206 | 160 | 119 | — | — | 40 | 72 | 80 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 21 | 205 | 810 | 1203 | 621 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 59 | 1201 | 378 | 378 | 260 | 260 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 1201 | 987 | 362 | 2 |
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