Ofir Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Douro and Minho, Portugal)

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Ofir Surf Guide

Ofir in Douro and Minho is a sandbar break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the sandbar break both left and right. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded

Ofir Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Sandbar	3.6
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	15.8°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.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

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

Ofir Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 21 May 2022, 07:03 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 21
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	10	10	9	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on

What does Ofir look like?

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Tides at Ofir

Current tide and informaton

For Esposende, 1 km from Ofir.

Next High Water: 07:50am | 2.45m

Next Low Water: 01:52pm | 0.65m

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Ofir Sea Temperature

Don't be deceived by the very warm air temperatures as the water temperature at Ofir will be much cooler (15.8 °C). Most surfers would wear a good quality spring wetsuit. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite