Povoa do Varzim surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 WEST
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Povoa do Varzim surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Povoa do Varzim sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Povoa do Varzim today?

The current surf forecast for Povoa do Varzim at 9AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (22 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (22 Oct)8ft (2.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Povoa do Varzim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.5
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.4
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)888999101011121111111112121114131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42227346152958678810211255203528652610227321861456134210798341975177814501112851673524
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
W
5
N
10
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:52AM
2.88
4:07PM
2.84
4:21AM
2.87
4:38PM
2.75
4:51AM
2.80
5:10PM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
0.25
10:10PM
0.29
10:28AM
0.28
10:39PM
0.37
11:00AM
0.37
11:09PM
0.49
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--7:54-------7:54-------7:56-----
Sunset----6:44-------6:43-------6:40---
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11-----121----1-------12
Temp. °C191818191919191917161515151512121213141616151415
Feels °C (?)191717181718171714111212121211101011121515141316
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Douro & Minho

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent on-shore wind 44 km from Vila Praia de Ancora has fallen light (calm at Comesaña wx). Waves cleaning up. 1.4m 9s swell from the W to make surfable waves.

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15 km/h
SSW
0.0
16.3
Air / Water (°C)
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