Leca surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Leca today?

The current surf forecast for Leca at 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (19 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
379
307
270
260
286
302
279
279
322
334
465
1859
2056
1942
1679
1319
1156
993
820
706
589
505
387
356
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:58PM3.05m
5:44AM2.87m
6:10PM3.09m
6:58AM2.91m
7:18PM3.19m
8:03AM3.01m
Low Tide
11:20PM1.01m
11:45AM1.17m
00:37AM0.95m
12:58PM1.13m
1:45AM0.83m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:49
8:50
8:51
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
18
22
22
21
22
22
21
20
21
23
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
14
16
17
17
16
14
14
16
19
17
16
18
21
21
19
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
379
307
270
260
286
302
279
279
322
334
341
1859
2056
1942
1679
1319
1156
993
820
706
589
505
387
356
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.4
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
5
17
17
16
86
465
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
19
0.2
W
13
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
7
14
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
161
161
171
0
23
30
58
161
161
2
0
0
0
0
0
161
208
156
38
0
0
0
110
161
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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