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Leca surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 WET
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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
13.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leca today?

The current surf forecast for Leca at 9PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)--
Afternoon (18 Mar)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (18 Mar)8ft (2.5m)15s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
!
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)171615161514141414131313131313121212111111111312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)434342723204279322791667130311549478056905515434623612832221711151131117995125
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
E
10
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
E
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:13PM
2.98
1:33AM
3.08
1:59PM
2.80
2:27AM
2.88
3:03PM
2.64
3:43AM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17PM
0.92
7:50AM
1.00
8:04PM
1.11
8:46AM
1.19
9:10PM
1.29
10:04AM
1.34
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------6:39-------6:39-------6:37-
Sunset-6:44-------6:45-------6:45------
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1-------------42------21
Temp. °C191817151414171617171616141312141615141313121213
Feels °C (?)161515121010131515151414121110101414121111111112
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