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Barra do Douro ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Barra do Douro Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Portugal – North)

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Name: Barra do Douro
Type: river
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: E

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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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

snow forecast website

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

city weather forecast website

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.
Barra do Douro break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Barra do Douro, Portugal - North. Use the tab navigation above to view Barra do Douro sea temperature, Barra do Douro photographs, Barra do Douro detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Barra do Douro webcams, current wind from Portugal - North live weather stations and Barra do Douro tide predictions. The Portugal swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Portugal and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Portugal wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Barra do Douro.