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/ Douro & Minho (25 surf breaks) /
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Leca surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 18 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Leca today?
The current surf forecast for Leca at 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Leca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
517 | 399 | 379 | 307 | 270 | 260 | 281 | 260 | 240 | 288 | 289 | 334 | 513 | 1724 | 2056 | 1942 | 1535 | 1319 | 1156 | 993 | 820 | 706 | 589 | 505 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:58PM3.05m | 5:44AM2.87m | 6:10PM3.09m | 6:58AM2.91m | 7:18PM3.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM1.12m | 11:20PM1.01m | 11:45AM1.17m | 00:37AM0.95m | 12:58PM1.13m | 1:45AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | | |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | 8:51 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 517 | 399 | 379 | 307 | 270 | 260 | 281 | 260 | 240 | 288 | 289 | 334 | 425 | 1724 | 2056 | 1942 | 1535 | 1319 | 1156 | 993 | 820 | 706 | 589 | 505 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 89 | 513 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 19 | W 13 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 58 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 161 | 161 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 208 | 156 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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