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Esposende surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Esposende surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Esposende sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Esposende today?
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 9PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
2528 | 2154 | 1935 | 1523 | 1289 | 1138 | 902 | 784 | 593 | 582 | 551 | 525 | 584 | 573 | 683 | 683 | 670 | 658 | 651 | 595 | 595 | 573 | 562 | 506 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:34PM2.97m | 7:12AM2.56m | 7:33PM2.81m | 8:16AM2.39m | 8:38PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.36m | 00:57AM0.26m | 1:09PM0.53m | 2:00AM0.44m | 2:11PM0.69m | 3:10AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | 8:53 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 21 |
16 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 2528 | 2154 | 1935 | 1523 | 1289 | 1138 | 902 | 784 | 593 | 582 | 551 | 525 | 584 | 573 | 683 | 683 | 670 | 658 | 651 | 595 | 595 | 573 | 562 | 506 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 16 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 266 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 118 | 18 | 0 | 108 | 0 |
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