Leca surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 04 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
17.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leca today?

The current surf forecast for Leca at 12PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (04 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.6
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
113
113
108
123
67
51
138
152
148
145
174
197
166
180
180
135
132
109
77
99
79
27
23
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
0
SSW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
5
NNW
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:43AM2.41m
6:08PM2.59m
6:54AM2.46m
7:09PM2.68m
7:48AM2.58m
7:58PM2.81m
Low Tide
11:34AM1.59m
00:34AM1.47m
12:46PM1.54m
1:34AM1.35m
1:42PM1.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:26
6:24
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8:34
8:35
8:36
8:37
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
12
11
13
14
15
15
14
14
10
9
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
13
10
11
10
10
11
10
9
11
10
10
10
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.2
WSW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.6
NW
5
Energy kJ
82
113
113
9
4
67
51
138
152
148
145
174
7
166
180
180
135
132
109
6
6
6
27
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WSW
8
0.4
NW
7
Energy kJ
12
9
9
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
6
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
4
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
5
0.4
NNW
5
Energy kJ
108
123
9
17
197
77
99
79
24
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
13
13
156
292
238
238
57
38
13
0
0
161
378
315
156
19
0
0
13
258
258
291
208
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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