Leca surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 03 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
16.9° 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 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
8
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
1
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.6
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
94
90
79
170
74
69
100
82
120
113
108
68
130
64
170
162
193
211
193
206
232
256
201
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:27AM2.46m
4:58PM2.57m
5:43AM2.41m
6:08PM2.59m
6:54AM2.46m
7:09PM2.68m
Low Tide
10:20AM1.54m
11:17PM1.51m
11:34AM1.59m
00:34AM1.47m
12:46PM1.54m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
6:28
6:28
6:26
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8:32
8:34
8:35
8:36
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
10
10
11
13
11
10
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
11
11
11
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
NW
11
0.7
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
7
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.3
WSW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
78
67
90
54
31
74
69
100
82
113
113
9
68
64
170
162
193
211
193
7
7
7
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.1
W
13
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
W
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
57
94
79
3
31
21
20
16
9
9
3
3
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
8
0.4
NW
5
1
NW
9
0.7
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
1
NW
8
0.8
NW
10
0.5
W
3
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
5
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
Energy kJ
77
6
170
21
12
120
108
5
130
44
206
232
256
201
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
28
5
75
208
291
302
71
38
13
0
161
161
284
291
234
156
156
156
57
161
378
361
177
38
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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