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Esposende surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am 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 3PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | 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 | |
604 | 460 | 357 | 357 | 418 | 408 | 319 | 250 | 196 | 145 | 147 | 151 | 334 | 467 | 634 | 1521 | 1305 | 1073 | 936 | 821 | 663 | 527 | 458 | 499 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:54AM3.03m | 3:18PM3.10m | 3:42AM3.08m | 4:03PM3.17m | 4:31AM3.04m | 4:51PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM0.05m | 9:29PM0.01m | 9:49AM0.03m | 10:17PM-0.04m | 10:35AM0.09m | 11:06PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | 8:51 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | 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 |
 kJ | 3 | 460 | 357 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 196 | 145 | 48 | 150 | 334 | 467 | 634 | 996 | 1305 | 1073 | 936 | 821 | 663 | 527 | 458 | 499 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 13 | — | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 34 | 29 | 66 | 49 | 66 | 92 | — | 331 | — | 14 | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 604 | — | — | 357 | 418 | 408 | 319 | 250 | 51 | — | 147 | 151 | 204 | 217 | 496 | 1521 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 1 | 261 | 200 | 200 | 138 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 260 | 338 | 294 | 118 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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