Leca surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 WEST
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Leca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Leca sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leca today?

The current surf forecast for Leca at 4PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (05 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
7
1
NW
6
1
NW
7
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
145
174
215
205
219
191
149
109
90
114
105
79
84
60
39
34
35
29
47
55
32
23
31
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
N
20
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
5
NE
0
N
5
ESE
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:09PM2.68m
7:48AM2.58m
7:58PM2.81m
8:32AM2.72m
8:40PM2.96m
Low Tide
12:46PM1.54m
1:34AM1.35m
1:42PM1.43m
2:20AM1.20m
2:28PM1.28m
2:59AM1.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:28
6:26
6:24
6:24
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8:35
8:36
8:37
8:37
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
10
9
10
12
14
14
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
1
NW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
1
NW
7
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
126
145
7
7
7
6
191
149
109
6
6
6
6
84
60
39
34
35
29
47
55
32
23
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
Energy kJ
2
2
6
6
6
5
4
10
10
10
14
13
12
1
1
5
5
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
7
1
NW
6
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
4
Energy kJ
174
215
205
219
90
114
105
79
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
161
292
315
177
156
0
0
13
300
297
297
38
0
0
0
161
161
161
203
211
9
96
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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