
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matosinhos today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 4AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matosinhos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
421 | 359 | 371 | 336 | 319 | 302 | 251 | 247 | 238 | 275 | 275 | 297 | 379 | 366 | 359 | 330 | 313 | 251 | 247 | 186 | 214 | 295 | 614 | 1047 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:34AM2.79m | 3:00PM2.84m | 3:34AM2.63m | 4:11PM2.66m | 5:00AM2.55m | 5:49PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM1.17m | 9:17PM1.25m | 9:42AM1.34m | 10:30PM1.39m | 11:12AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
421 | 359 | 371 | 336 | 319 | 302 | 251 | 247 | 238 | 275 | 275 | 297 | 379 | 366 | 359 | 330 | 313 | 251 | 247 | 186 | 130 | 99 | 60 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | — | W 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 78 | 214 | 295 | 614 | 1047 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 40 | 2 | 59 | 159 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 163 | 173 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 198 | 236 | 280 | 293 | 293 | 240 |
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