
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porto Moniz today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porto Moniz at 2PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porto Moniz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
793 | 853 | 1020 | 1077 | 886 | 862 | 628 | 609 | 609 | 494 | 486 | 502 | 558 | 488 | 480 | 414 | 359 | 288 | 256 | 211 | 186 | 149 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:50PM1.88m | 1:13AM1.81m | 1:23PM2.03m | 1:44AM1.95m | 1:55PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.55m | 7:07PM0.40m | 7:11AM0.41m | 7:38PM0.26m | 7:44AM0.28m | 8:08PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 |
793 | 853 | 1020 | 1077 | 886 | 862 | 628 | 609 | 609 | 494 | 486 | 502 | 558 | 488 | 480 | 414 | 359 | 288 | 256 | 211 | 186 | 149 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 18 |
113 | 33 | 55 | 65 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 48 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 270 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
32 | 82 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 70 | 70 | 40 | 37 | 12 | 33 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 26 | 22 | 20 | — | 18 | — | 7 | 17 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
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