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Cavalos de Fao surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 WET
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Cavalos de Fao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cavalos de Fao sea temperature is
13.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cavalos de Fao today?

The current surf forecast for Cavalos de Fao at 8AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Cavalos de Fao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
3
3
4
2
1
0
0
0
6
6
6
7
8
6
5
6
6
7
9
9
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212112220191817161616151515151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50304702337621041519111710278007113838792598522565811268210211876987697778848788919057933510010
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
SE
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
40
S
45
S
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
2.13
12:31AM
2.32
12:59PM
2.24
1:18AM
2.47
1:42PM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:54AM
0.97
6:11PM
0.93
6:49AM
0.84
7:01PM
0.81
7:34AM
0.69
7:42PM
0.67
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise--7:58-------7:58-------7:58-----
Sunset----5:28-------5:29-------5:30---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------369---153432-1
Temp. °C1011111112121112121212111212121111101111111098
Feels °C (?)7991010101097542788886777666
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