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Leixões wave buoy observations on Tue, Aug 18, 2026

Hourly readings from the Leixões wave buoy for Tue, Aug 18, 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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25 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 2.3 ft (10th–90th percentile 2.1–2.7 ft), while mean peak wave period was 6.4 seconds (10th–90th percentile 5.9–6.7 seconds). All 75 checked values passed quality control.

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Line chart showing wave height, wave period and sea temperature for Leixões. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.

About Leixões wave buoy

Leixões is an Instituto Hidrográfico Datawell Waverider moored in about 81 metres of water off northern Portugal. The directional station has operated since 1996 as part of the national MONIZEE network and represents the exposed Atlantic coast around Porto and the approaches to Leixões harbour.

Its current data source reports wave height, wave period, wave direction and directional spread.

Metrics are rows; hours run left to right. Times use your device time zone.
Leixões wave buoy hourly observations Tue, Aug 18, 2026Last observation shown
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Significant wave height (ft)-----------------------3333333322222222222222222
Maximum wave height (ft)-----------------------4444544434444333333333433
Peak period (s)-----------------------6676665766667686667676767
Mean period Tm02 (s)-----------------------5555554544555555444444444
Zero-crossing period (s)-----------------------5555555555555555555444444
Peak wave direction-----------------------NNWNNWNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNWNWNWNWNWNWNNWNWNNWNWNWNNWNWNWNWNWNWNW
Directional spread (°)-----------------------17.021.017.023.019.017.022.022.021.022.017.022.021.024.030.024.026.030.024.030.027.025.026.023.026.0

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Colours move through the scale as each number increases. They do not by themselves mean that conditions are good, safe or suitable for you.

Wave & swell height0–40+ ft
Wave & swell period0–22+ s
Wind speed0–75 mph

The displayed numbers remain the source of truth; colour is an additional visual cue.

What does buoy wave power mean?

kW/m means kilowatts of wave power per metre of wave crest. It describes the rate at which the observed sea state carries energy past the buoy.

Unlike the shore-directed forecast value, buoy wave power is the total power at the observation point. It is not projected towards a particular beach and does not predict breaking wave height.

In deep water, wave power can be calculated with:

P is approximately 0.49 times significant wave height squared times wave energy period.

P is power in kW/m, Hs is significant wave height in metres, and Te is wave energy period in seconds.

  • Provider-reported power is used when available.
  • Otherwise, a value is calculated only when both significant height and a genuine energy period are available. The ≈ symbol marks calculated values.
  • A dash is shown instead of substituting peak, Tm02, zero-crossing or other period measurements.
  • Daily and monthly figures use the mean of hourly-normalized observation power values; they are not calculated from mean height and period.

Wave direction, spectrum, water depth and local bathymetry still matter. Wave power is best read alongside height, period and direction rather than as a standalone surf-quality score.

The observation data displayed on this page is from the Instituto Hidrográfico MONIZEE network.

Learn how SurfHog combines, checks and summarizes observations in the data and methodology notes.

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