Esposende surf break

Esposende surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 WET
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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
14.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Esposende today?

The current surf forecast for Esposende at 9AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)15ft (4.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Esposende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
3
1
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
Period(s) (?)161615151515151515151414141313131312121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)799679966876762675617735884693758770804270466444545047353890329217911276162414601164906938890
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
0
SSE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
2.47
1:42PM
2.37
1:59AM
2.62
2:20PM
2.49
2:35AM
2.77
2:56PM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:34AM
0.69
7:42PM
0.67
8:13AM
0.55
8:20PM
0.54
8:49AM
0.42
8:54PM
0.42
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise--7:58-------7:58-------7:58-----
Sunset----5:30-------5:30-------5:32---
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
13531111221--11---------
Temp. °C1111111211109887791010866659111198
Feels °C (?)878765666447984222167765
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