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Esposende surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 WETForecast 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
15.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Esposende today?
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 5PM is: 4.5m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2913 | 6610 | 11319 | 11838 | 12775 | 16056 | 11577 | 9281 | 3551 | 12692 | 10350 | 7973 | 6892 | 6100 | 4889 | 4401 | 3887 | 3349 | 3527 | 3854 | 4308 | 4360 | 4182 | 3344 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | glass | off | off | off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:26PM 2.67 | 5:44AM 2.95 | 6:20PM 2.49 | 6:39AM 2.77 | 7:18PM 2.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:13AM 0.15 | 11:22PM 0.40 | 12:07PM 0.32 | 12:14AM 0.57 | 1:05PM 0.50 | 1:12AM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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