Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila do Conde today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila do Conde at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vila do Conde. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
520 | 371 | 314 | 340 | 599 | 645 | 625 | 617 | 687 | 733 | 616 | 481 | 345 | 222 | 154 | 125 | 81 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:49PM2.20m | 1:24AM2.12m | 1:42PM2.38m | 2:08AM2.29m | 2:22PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.95m | 7:24AM0.93m | 8:01PM0.76m | 8:07AM0.74m | 8:38PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
520 | 371 | 314 | 340 | 599 | 645 | 625 | 617 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 125 | 81 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | SW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 11 | SSW 6 |
19 | 54 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 10 | N 6 | WNW 10 |
18 | 11 | 7 | 17 | — | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 80 | 91 | — | — | — | 11 | 687 | 733 | 616 | 481 | 345 | 222 | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 138 | 138 | 144 | 144 | 138 | 152 | 152 | 144 | 18 | 0 | 49 | 152 | 144 | 142 | 0 |
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