Afife surf break

Afife surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 May 2026 WEST
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Afife surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Afife sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Afife today?

The current surf forecast for Afife at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (17 May)7ft (2.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Afife. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.7
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
2.1
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
2
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
109
120
196
362
493
1568
1498
1285
1026
902
794
718
573
517
627
631
573
574
551
551
578
651
1949
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
0
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:05PM3.21m
4:32AM3.08m
4:52PM3.21m
5:23AM2.97m
5:42PM3.14m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.03m
10:18PM-0.04m
10:36AM0.09m
11:08PM-0.01m
11:24AM0.20m
00:01AM0.10m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:51
8:51
8:52
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
15
16
16
15
13
12
11
11
14
15
15
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
17
18
17
17
11
11
13
12
11
10
9
9
8
9
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
13
15
17
18
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.7
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
2.1
NW
13
2
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
14
Energy kJ
129
109
120
196
362
493
634
1498
1285
1026
902
794
718
573
517
627
631
573
574
551
551
578
651
1949
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
14
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
34
49
56
48
78
104
14
13
12
12
12
5
5
4
17
17
37
60
145
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
11
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WNW
17
0.5
W
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
12
27
100
49
11
11
11
10
10
10
30
134
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
13
1.3
NNW
6
Energy kJ
128
143
160
1568
112
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
4
324
324
324
109
89
4
4
0
94
94
104
28
28
81
28
94
94
94
94
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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