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Esposende surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
14.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Esposende today?
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 10AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | |
592 | 618 | 710 | 901 | 1165 | 1026 | 899 | 754 | 754 | 680 | 598 | 584 | 520 | 510 | 440 | 431 | 361 | 282 | 274 | 229 | 157 | 146 | 111 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:24AM2.31m | 8:51PM2.51m | 9:47AM2.17m | 10:16PM2.44m | 11:14AM2.18m | 11:36PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.55m | 2:22PM0.81m | 3:26AM0.71m | 3:46PM0.92m | 4:55AM0.72m | 5:14PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | 8:25 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 592 | 618 | 710 | 901 | 1165 | 1026 | 899 | 754 | 754 | 680 | 598 | 584 | 520 | 510 | 440 | 431 | 361 | 282 | 274 | 229 | 157 | 146 | 111 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | SW 13 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | — | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 71 | 37 | 22 | 7 | — | 88 | 60 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 37 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 45 | 72 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 169 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 319 | 588 | 266 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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