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Viana do Castelo Surf Photo: 'TAKE A RIDE ON THE WILD SIDE .' by Vitor

Lat Long: 41.69° N 8.85° W

Issued: 12 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Viana do Castelo sea temperature is

16.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Viana do Castelo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	N	NNW	WNW
	13 s	cross- off	7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 December at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NNE	NNW	NW
	12 s	cross- off	7 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 December at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NNE	NNW	NW
	12 s	cross- off	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 December at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NW	WNW
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 December at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NW	WNW
	11 s	off		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 December at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NW	WNW
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 December at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NNW
	11 s	cross- off		11 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 December at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NNW	NW
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 December at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NNW	NW
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 December at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NNW	NW
	14 s	cross- off		11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 December at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NW	NW
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 December at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NW	W
	14 s	off		14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NW	NW
	13 s	off		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NW	W
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NW	WNW
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N		NW	W
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N		NW	NW
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Viana do Castelo around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 33 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.2m (7.3 ft). Range 3.76m (12.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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User: Vitor (18 photos)

Country: Portugal (706 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:05 pm 3 Dec 2014