Esposende surf break

Esposende surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 WEST
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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 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (05 May)6ft (1.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NNW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
283
277
283
351
421
439
467
400
297
238
178
210
178
178
155
106
88
78
65
126
118
109
75
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
E
5
SE
10
W
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NE
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:39AM2.50m
5:53PM2.63m
6:16AM2.35m
6:32PM2.49m
6:58AM2.20m
7:18PM2.36m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.60m
00:07AM0.60m
12:13PM0.73m
00:49AM0.75m
12:55PM0.86m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:24
6:24
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8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38
Temp °C
11
10
13
14
15
15
13
12
10
10
13
15
15
15
14
12
13
11
14
14
15
15
14
14
9
9
12
12
11
11
9
9
8
8
11
10
10
9
11
10
11
9
13
11
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
Energy kJ
269
283
277
283
7
7
7
6
400
297
238
6
6
12
18
16
35
88
78
65
126
118
109
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
12
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
6
5
1
3
6
6
6
3
5
6
6
6
5
33
31
39
1
1
1
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
6
2
2
5
5
5
5
1
4
8
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NNW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.6
NW
9
Energy kJ
351
421
439
467
178
210
178
178
155
106
19
61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
256
261
288
138
118
0
0
13
265
321
311
1
0
13
0
0
122
122
122
186
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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