Barra do Douro Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Barra do Douro in North Portugal is an exposed river break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. The river breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Barra do Douro Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Barra do Douro surf quality by season and Barra do Douro surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Barra do Douro:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Luz	1 mi
Second closest break	Matosinhos	2 mi
Third closest break	Canidelo	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Leca	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Praia do Aterro	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Barra do Douro:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	336 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	439 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	631 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	666 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	695 mi
Tide stations nearest to Barra do Douro:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	617 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	617 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	637 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	637 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	640 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Barra do Douro:
Closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	81 mi
Second closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	105 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	165 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	168 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	196 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Barra do Douro:
Closest city location	Matosinhos (Portugal)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Canidelo (Portugal)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Porto (Portugal)	3 mi
Fourth closest city location	Senhora da Hora (Portugal)	3 mi
Fifth closest city location	Guifoes (Portugal)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Barra do Douro is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Barra do Douro is Vila Real Airport (VRL), also in Acores, 82 km (51 miles) away.
• Third is Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain, 120 km (75 miles) away.
• Braganca Airport (BGC) in Acores is 182 km (113 miles) away.
• Santiago Airport (SCQ) in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Barra do Douro and is 195 km (121 miles) away.