Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matosinhos today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Matosinhos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 95 | 488 | 576 | 448 | 410 | 332 | 378 | 251 | 389 | 404 | 402 | 338 | 322 | 380 | 364 | 250 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:32AM3.42m | 11:50PM3.30m | 12:03PM3.47m | 00:20AM3.30m | 12:33PM3.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.65m | 5:50AM0.68m | 6:12PM0.61m | 6:20AM0.67m | 6:43PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 95 | 488 | 576 | 448 | 410 | 332 | 378 | 251 | 389 | 404 | 402 | 338 | 322 | 380 | 1 | 1 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | — | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 57 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 364 | 250 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 163 | 163 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 159 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 |
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