Leca surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leca today?

The current surf forecast for Leca at 7PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
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
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
330
392
362
344
330
394
321
312
253
222
219
219
172
164
149
144
112
161
127
124
99
94
94
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:11PM2.89m
2:30AM2.81m
2:56PM2.74m
3:22AM2.61m
3:52PM2.62m
4:27AM2.46m
Low Tide
7:55AM1.03m
8:13PM1.16m
8:35AM1.23m
9:02PM1.33m
9:22AM1.41m
10:02PM1.46m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:33
6:33
6:31
6:30
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8:30
8:30
8:31
8:32
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
14
16
15
16
14
14
15
14
13
14
16
14
15
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
11
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
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
NW
12
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.6
NW
11
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
Energy kJ
151
330
392
362
344
330
394
321
312
160
222
219
219
172
164
149
144
112
112
127
124
94
88
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
W
11
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.1
W
15
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
Energy kJ
243
112
106
102
102
106
112
119
155
253
149
112
112
79
72
69
71
68
4
104
96
96
94
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
4
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
9
Energy kJ
7
7
5
4
1
4
161
33
99
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
9
110
161
161
0
0
0
0
0
161
161
71
0
0
0
1
9
67
161
161
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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