Miramar Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Douro and Minho, Portugal)

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Miramar Surf Guide

Miramar in North Portugal is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Ideal winds are from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Rocks are a hazard.

Miramar Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach and reef	3.6
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	14.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Miramar:

The best conditions reported for surf at Miramar occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Miramar (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Miramar with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 41% of the time in December while 57% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

41%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

57%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Miramar Location Map

Interactive Miramar surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Miramar is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Miramar is Vila Real Airport (VRL), also in Acores, 82 km (51 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Miramar Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 19:32 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 01
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off

What does Miramar look like?

Latest photos from Miramar. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Daniel Braga

Tides at Miramar

Current tide and informaton

For Arcozelo, 2 km from Miramar.

Next High Water: 11:50pm | 2.27m

Next Low Water: 06:15am | 0.89m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Miramar Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.6 °C) at Miramar is fairly cool. Despite the sun, a windchill factor of (8.0 °C) means that surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood. Some surfers would wear gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.