Azurara Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Douro and Minho, Portugal)

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Azurara Surf Guide

Azurara in North Porto is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of rips, rocks and pollution.

Azurara Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	17.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Azurara:

The best conditions reported for surf at Azurara occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Azurara (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Azurara with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 45% of the time in December while 53% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

53%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Azurara Location Map

Interactive Azurara surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Azurara is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Azurara is Vila Real Airport (VRL), also in Acores, 86 km (53 miles) away.

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Azurara Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 22:19 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	WNW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass

What does Azurara look like?

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Tides at Azurara

Current tide and informaton

For Vila do Conde, 1 km from Azurara.

Next High Water: 05:38am | 2.5m

Next Low Water: 11:29pm | 0.47m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Azurara Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.0 °C) at Azurara is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 12.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite