Leca surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Leca today?

The current surf forecast for Leca at 10AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
7
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.9
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.5
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
73
109
138
173
219
202
239
304
305
243
235
232
180
171
157
154
176
243
330
392
362
344
325
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
WSW
10
NNW
5
SE
10
S
15
S
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
off
off
glassy
on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:52PM3.19m
1:06AM3.27m
1:30PM3.05m
1:47AM3.04m
2:11PM2.89m
Low Tide
6:40AM0.64m
6:51PM0.81m
7:17AM0.83m
7:31PM0.97m
7:55AM1.03m
8:13PM1.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:37
6:35
6:33
6:33
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8:28
8:29
8:30
8:30
2
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
18
17
20
20
19
19
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
16
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
20
18
18
19
16
16
15
13
12
13
12
13
13
11
11
11
13
14
15
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
8
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.9
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
Energy kJ
44
35
109
138
173
219
202
239
304
305
243
235
232
180
171
157
154
151
116
330
392
362
344
325
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
W
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.4
NW
19
0.5
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
17
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
Energy kJ
33
49
44
42
27
26
26
22
7
11
7
7
7
7
7
7
89
176
243
112
106
71
102
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
8
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.5
W
9
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.4
W
8
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
WNW
19
0.4
NW
8
0.5
SW
4
0.1
N
9
0.4
W
12
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
18
73
28
14
41
6
4
4
21
6
6
37
15
9
2
44
7
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
6
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
11
5
10
12
12
10
7
11
9
10
10
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
156
13
0
1
1
1
9
58
156
156
161
0
0
5
0
1
161
161
0
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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