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Povoa do Varzim surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 WET
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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
13.0° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 5PM is: 6.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (27 Jan)21ft (6.5m)14s
Evening (27 Jan)20ft (6.0m)14s

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

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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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0
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0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WNW
6
W
6.5
W
6
W
6
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
6.5
W
7
W
6.5
W
6.5
W
6.5
W
6.5
W
6.5
W
6
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)151414141415161617171717161616151514141413131417
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81131389716029152971393414759146251558725176276642671925143218702122820363174711391911671102379157806386091188123897
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
55
W
50
W
40
W
30
WSW
30
S
35
SE
20
ENE
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
35
SW
35
S
45
W
40
W
35
WNW
20
NW
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		offonononcross-
on		crossonononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
2.35
9:48PM
2.33
10:30AM
2.30
11:11PM
2.42
11:53AM
2.39
12:23AM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:21PM
0.78
4:07AM
0.81
4:46PM
0.79
5:35AM
0.69
6:03PM
0.68
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise7:50-------7:50-------7:48-------
Sunset--5:44-------5:45-------5:45-----
light rain
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thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
241112816111239721-1111-1
Temp. °C119111111108811121212111515151414141413131313
Feels °C (?)6-2024403256548991011878997
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