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Esposende surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Esposende today?
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 2AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
418 | 408 | 262 | 222 | 171 | 145 | 142 | 151 | 334 | 467 | 634 | 1521 | 1305 | 1073 | 936 | 821 | 663 | 527 | 517 | 560 | 540 | 490 | 516 | 563 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:18PM3.10m | 3:42AM3.08m | 4:03PM3.17m | 4:31AM3.04m | 4:51PM3.17m | 5:21AM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.01m | 9:49AM0.03m | 10:17PM-0.04m | 10:35AM0.09m | 11:06PM-0.01m | 11:23AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 5 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 171 | 145 | 142 | 150 | 334 | 467 | 634 | 331 | 1305 | 1073 | 936 | 821 | 663 | 527 | 517 | 560 | 540 | 490 | 516 | 563 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 34 | 29 | 48 | 49 | 66 | 92 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 27 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 418 | 408 | 262 | 222 | — | — | — | 151 | 204 | 217 | 496 | 1521 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 200 | 197 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 338 | 338 | 338 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 122 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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