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Esposende · Beach break · faces west

Not great today. Best Monday 11:00–13:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
09:00–11:00
in 8 h
1.3 of 5Marginal
≈2.0 m · wind 14 kn
Size for you now≈1.2 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
9 kn
gusts 13
cross-shore
Gentle breeze, from the southeast
Building to 14 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the east

Tide

2.4 m
falling
  • Low06:051.3 m
  • High12:232.7 m
  • Low18:431.1 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Mid
Next 03:00–05:00

Next 8 days

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Best 09:00–11:00. At 09:00: Marginal, 1.3 out of 5 — about 2.0 m, wind 14 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.9 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.8 out of 51.9 m15 cross-shore191.6 m
09:001.3 out of 52.0 m14 cross-shore191.9 m
10:001.2 out of 52.0 m12 cross-shore182.2 m
11:000.6 out of 52.1 m11 cross-shore162.5 m
12:000.3 out of 52.1 m11 cross-shore152.7 m
13:000.3 out of 52.1 m11 cross-shore152.6 m
14:000.6 out of 52.1 m13 cross-shore172.4 m
15:001.0 out of 52.1 m15 cross-shore192.1 m
16:000.9 out of 52.2 m15 cross-shore201.7 m
17:000.6 out of 52.2 m16 cross-shore211.4 m
18:000.3 out of 52.1 m15 cross-shore211.1 m
19:000.3 out of 52.1 m14 cross-shore201.1 m
20:000.4 out of 52.1 m14 cross-shore191.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 09:00–11:00. At 09:00: Marginal, 1.3 out of 5 — about 2.0 m, wind 14 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.9 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.8 out of 51.9 m15 cross-shore191.6 m
09:001.3 out of 52.0 m14 cross-shore191.9 m
10:001.2 out of 52.0 m12 cross-shore182.2 m
11:000.6 out of 52.1 m11 cross-shore162.5 m
12:000.3 out of 52.1 m11 cross-shore152.7 m
13:000.3 out of 52.1 m11 cross-shore152.6 m
14:000.6 out of 52.1 m13 cross-shore172.4 m
15:001.0 out of 52.1 m15 cross-shore192.1 m
16:000.9 out of 52.2 m15 cross-shore201.7 m
17:000.6 out of 52.2 m16 cross-shore211.4 m
18:000.3 out of 52.1 m15 cross-shore211.1 m
19:000.3 out of 52.1 m14 cross-shore201.1 m
20:000.4 out of 52.1 m14 cross-shore191.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

15.0 °C
4/3 fullsuit (boots optional)
This week 14.9–15.7 °C
Air 15 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

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Spot guide

Best swell
WSW–NW
Best wind
E (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
07:26–19:15

Open beach south of the Cávado rivermouth, fuller swell exposure than Ofir with fewer crowds.

Hazards rip currents · exposed at low tide

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Aguçadoura, Apúlia, Esposende (Suave Mar), Estela (Rio Alto), Ofir. Wave models resolve about 8 km, so neighbouring beaches read the same swell. What separates them is orientation, seabed and tide, not the forecast.

Nearby spots Esposende (Suave Mar), Ofir, Apúlia, Estela (Rio Alto), Cabedelo (Viana do Castelo)

Swimming conditionsTide timesSea temperature

Guides How to Read a Surf Forecast for Portugal · Beach Facing & Surf Direction on Portugal's Coast · Tides and Surf Portugal: Best Tide for Surfing

Best time of year

Jan
49.3%
Feb
54.1%
Mar
41.9%
Apr
42.8%
May
40.8%
Jun
49.5%
Jul
42%
Aug
45.3%
Sep
55.4%
Oct
55.6%
Nov
49.9%
Dec
60%
Clean Blown out Too small

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Scores and sizes are forecasts for Intermediate surfers, out of 5. Times are Lisbon time. Size is our estimate of the breaking wave at this beach, not the offshore swell.