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Azurara surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 12 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
15.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Azurara today?
The current surf forecast for Azurara at 12PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
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) (?) | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2805 | 5290 | 5135 | 7228 | 10961 | 10933 | 10247 | 9400 | 8221 | 7101 | 5942 | 4288 | 3705 | 3015 | 2020 | 1800 | 1570 | 1127 | 983 | 968 | 968 | 1127 | 1464 | 1526 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:40AM 2.43 | 9:26PM 2.17 | 9:46AM 2.33 | 10:29PM 2.20 | 10:48AM 2.29 | 11:25PM 2.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:15AM 0.86 | 3:10PM 0.76 | 3:26AM 0.93 | 4:12PM 0.81 | 4:35AM 0.93 | 5:08PM 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
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