Leca surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 01 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leca today?

The current surf forecast for Leca at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (01 May)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 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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)
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
394
321
312
253
222
219
219
172
164
149
144
112
93
92
96
80
57
94
90
82
73
70
71
57
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
SW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
0
E
5
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:30AM2.81m
2:56PM2.74m
3:22AM2.61m
3:52PM2.62m
4:27AM2.46m
4:58PM2.57m
Low Tide
8:35AM1.23m
9:02PM1.33m
9:22AM1.41m
10:02PM1.46m
10:20AM1.54m
11:17PM1.51m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
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8:30
8:31
8:32
8:34
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
16
15
16
15
13
14
16
15
15
13
13
12
13
15
15
14
12
11
12
12
10
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.8
W
11
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
394
321
312
160
222
219
219
172
164
149
144
112
93
92
90
80
54
51
90
82
73
70
71
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
Energy kJ
112
119
155
253
149
112
112
108
72
69
71
70
67
85
96
78
57
94
37
35
32
21
21
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
2
1
1
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
4
3
1
4
1
5
8
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
161
161
186
0
0
0
0
1
161
156
156
1
0
0
0
1
208
283
291
177
114
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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