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Afife surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Afife today?
The current surf forecast for Afife at 6PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Afife. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 9211 | 7073 | 6186 | 4640 | 3709 | 3184 | 2644 | 2113 | 1862 | 1862 | 2067 | 2454 | 2666 | 2553 | 2426 | 2200 | 2035 | 2560 | 2996 | 2722 | 4802 | 4326 | 4822 | 5745 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:48AM 2.36 | 10:32PM 2.23 | 10:51AM 2.32 | 11:28PM 2.31 | 11:46AM 2.34 | 12:16AM 2.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:14PM 0.81 | 4:37AM 0.94 | 5:10PM 0.81 | 5:36AM 0.88 | 5:58PM 0.77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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