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Azurara surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Azurara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Azurara sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Azurara today?
The current surf forecast for Azurara at 10AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Azurara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3093 | 1776 | 2133 | 6699 | 6298 | 4338 | 3594 | 3048 | 2747 | 2397 | 1989 | 1777 | 1430 | 1279 | 949 | 905 | 1052 | 5734 | 13792 | 15038 | 15100 | 15233 | 11977 | 9845 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:13AM 2.39 | 12:32PM 2.36 | 12:55AM 2.50 | 1:15PM 2.43 | 1:33AM 2.60 | 1:54PM 2.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:24AM 0.77 | 6:39PM 0.70 | 7:07AM 0.67 | 7:18PM 0.64 | 7:46AM 0.57 | 7:55PM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
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