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Esposende surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Esposende today?
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
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 Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | |
400 | 363 | 297 | 238 | 178 | 193 | 178 | 155 | 155 | 106 | 78 | 59 | 65 | 110 | 102 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 49 | 42 | 42 | 62 | 90 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:16AM2.35m | 6:32PM2.49m | 6:58AM2.20m | 7:18PM2.36m | 7:48AM2.08m | 8:14PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.60m | 12:13PM0.73m | 00:49AM0.75m | 12:55PM0.86m | 1:38AM0.88m | 1:45PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 4 | SSW 5 |
 kJ | 6 | 363 | 297 | 238 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 35 | 78 | 59 | 65 | 110 | 102 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 49 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 12 | NW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 42 | 42 | 62 | 90 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | S 16 | S 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 400 | — | — | — | 178 | 193 | 178 | 155 | 155 | 106 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 18 | 24 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 613 | 266 | 265 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 122 | 122 | 165 | 63 | 36 | 48 | 108 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 13 | 13 |
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