Leca surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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 5PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
138
173
219
202
239
304
305
243
235
232
180
171
157
154
176
243
330
392
362
344
330
334
321
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
W
10
NNW
15
ENE
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
S
20
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:52PM3.19m
1:06AM3.27m
1:30PM3.05m
1:47AM3.04m
2:11PM2.89m
2:30AM2.81m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.81m
7:17AM0.83m
7:31PM0.97m
7:55AM1.03m
8:13PM1.16m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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
1
2
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
20
21
18
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
20
19
17
15
17
17
16
14
13
12
12
12
14
12
11
12
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
Energy kJ
109
138
173
219
202
239
304
305
243
235
232
180
171
157
154
151
116
330
392
362
344
330
334
321
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
NNW
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
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
WNW
17
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
Energy kJ
44
42
27
26
26
22
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
89
13
243
112
106
102
102
106
112
119
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.3
W
8
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
WNW
19
0.4
WNW
19
0.5
WNW
18
0.1
N
9
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
Energy kJ
28
14
6
6
4
12
6
6
37
143
176
2
10
7
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
15
3
7
14
16
14
12
16
13
10
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
156
186
0
1
1
0
0
22
156
156
161
0
19
5
0
1
161
161
0
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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