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Esposende surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 05 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Esposende today?
The current surf forecast for Esposende at 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | |
269 | 283 | 277 | 283 | 351 | 421 | 439 | 467 | 400 | 297 | 238 | 178 | 210 | 178 | 178 | 155 | 106 | 88 | 78 | 65 | 126 | 118 | 109 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:39AM2.50m | 5:53PM2.63m | 6:16AM2.35m | 6:32PM2.49m | 6:58AM2.20m | 7:18PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.60m | 00:07AM0.60m | 12:13PM0.73m | 00:49AM0.75m | 12:55PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | 8:38 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
 kJ | 269 | 283 | 277 | 283 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 400 | 297 | 238 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 35 | 88 | 78 | 65 | 126 | 118 | 109 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 6 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 12 | NW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 31 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | S 16 | S 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 351 | 421 | 439 | 467 | — | — | — | 178 | 210 | 178 | 178 | 155 | 106 | — | — | — | 19 | 61 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 261 | 288 | 138 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 265 | 321 | 311 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 186 | 69 |
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