Leca surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 WET
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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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Leca today?

The current surf forecast for Leca at 4AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (18 Mar)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (18 Mar)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
!
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)151414151514171615161514141414131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12921223128019282258196643434272320427932279166713031154947805690551543469389283222171
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
5
W
10
WSW
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
NNE
0
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffononcross-
off
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrossglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:52AM
3.26
1:13PM
2.98
1:33AM
3.08
1:59PM
2.80
2:27AM
2.88
3:03PM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.76
7:06AM
0.81
7:17PM
0.92
7:50AM
1.00
8:04PM
1.11
8:46AM
1.19
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----6:41-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset-------6:44-------6:45-------6:45
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---131---------------11-
Temp. °C151415141318191816151414161615161515141413141417
Feels °C (?)1311121211151515131299111513141315131411141316
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