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Esposende surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 11 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
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Esposende today?
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 4AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3295 | 3775 | 4374 | 3294 | 7773 | 11413 | 17251 | 17394 | 16913 | 14698 | 12846 | 11161 | 9139 | 7249 | 6037 | 4900 | 3651 | 3083 | 2807 | 2067 | 1965 | 1793 | 1793 | 2182 |
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- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:20PM 2.21 | 8:41AM 2.43 | 9:27PM 2.17 | 9:46AM 2.33 | 10:30PM 2.20 | 10:49AM 2.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:16AM 0.86 | 3:10PM 0.76 | 3:26AM 0.93 | 4:13PM 0.80 | 4:35AM 0.93 | 5:08PM 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
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