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 12AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| 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 Fri morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 17 | NW 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 180 | 362 | 596 | 793 | 853 | 1020 | 1077 | 886 | 862 | 628 | 609 | 609 | 494 | 486 | 502 | 558 | 488 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:40AM1.66m | 12:50PM1.88m | 1:13AM1.81m | 1:23PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.55m | 6:37AM0.55m | 7:07PM0.40m | 7:11AM0.41m | 7:38PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 16 | 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 |
| kJ | 226 | 180 | 177 | 596 | 793 | 853 | 1020 | 1077 | 886 | 862 | 628 | 609 | 609 | 494 | 486 | 502 | 558 | 488 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 17 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 58 | 58 | 362 | 171 | 113 | 44 | 51 | 65 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 32 | 34 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 13 | E 4 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 56 | 54 | 32 | 82 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 70 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 22 | — | — | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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