Barra do Douro surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 WEST
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Barra do Douro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barra do Douro sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Barra do Douro today?

The current surf forecast for Barra do Douro at 1PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Barra do Douro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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)
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
302
279
273
322
334
465
1859
2056
1942
1679
1452
1156
993
820
706
589
505
387
356
350
343
374
353
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
0
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:44AM2.87m
6:10PM3.09m
6:58AM2.91m
7:18PM3.19m
8:03AM3.01m
8:18PM3.31m
Low Tide
11:45AM1.17m
00:37AM0.95m
12:58PM1.13m
1:45AM0.83m
2:02PM1.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:50
8:51
8:52
Temp °C
13
14
14
15
18
17
16
16
15
15
18
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
22
23
24
25
25
24
10
11
11
13
17
17
17
17
15
14
17
19
18
17
17
19
20
19
21
21
22
23
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
Energy kJ
286
302
279
273
322
334
341
1859
2056
1942
1679
1452
1156
993
820
706
589
505
387
356
350
343
374
353
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.4
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
15
0.4
WNW
14
Energy kJ
5
5
17
17
16
89
465
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
4
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
19
0.2
W
13
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
7
14
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
25
54
72
166
166
0
0
0
0
0
110
211
161
18
0
0
0
0
166
33
62
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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