Ofir Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Douro and Minho, Portugal)

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Ofir Surf Guide

Ofir in Douro and Minho is an exposed sandbar break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the east northeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. Waves at the sandbar break both left and right. It's sometimes crowded here.

Ofir Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	fairly consistent	16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ofir:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ofir occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Ofir 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 45% of the time in December while 46% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 9% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

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

blown out

46%

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 Ofir Location Map

Interactive Ofir 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 Ofir is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 32 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ofir is Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain, 80 km (50 miles) away.

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Ofir Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 19:25 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04			Tue
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off

What does Ofir look like?

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Credit: Carolina Faria Credit: luis cupido Credit: Luis Cupido

Tides at Ofir

Current tide and informaton

For Esposende, 1 km from Ofir.

Next High Water: 05:39am | 2.5m

Next Low Water: 11:30pm | 0.47m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Ofir Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.7 °C) at Ofir is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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