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Miramar surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Miramar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Miramar sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Miramar today?
The current surf forecast for Miramar at 1PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Miramar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 11899 | 9908 | 8147 | 6063 | 4821 | 4108 | 2825 | 2374 | 2093 | 1519 | 1306 | 1306 | 1306 | 1708 | 1941 | 1883 | 1830 | 1755 | 1581 | 1487 | 1512 | 1490 | 1783 | 3882 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:45AM 2.33 | 10:28PM 2.20 | 10:47AM 2.29 | 11:24PM 2.28 | 11:43AM 2.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:25AM 0.93 | 4:11PM 0.81 | 4:34AM 0.93 | 5:07PM 0.80 | 5:33AM 0.86 | 5:55PM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
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