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Esposende surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 10 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
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Esposende today?
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 3AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4055 | 4355 | 4007 | 3454 | 2709 | 1915 | 1445 | 1649 | 4074 | 3944 | 3555 | 4281 | 8659 | 12211 | 16730 | 18296 | 16518 | 15689 | 13751 | 12212 | 9438 | 7411 | 6501 | 5030 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:18PM 2.32 | 7:38AM 2.59 | 8:20PM 2.21 | 8:41AM 2.43 | 9:27PM 2.17 | 9:46AM 2.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:12AM 0.73 | 2:06PM 0.66 | 2:16AM 0.86 | 3:10PM 0.76 | 3:26AM 0.93 | 4:13PM 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
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