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Afife · Beach break · faces west

Not great today. Best Tuesday 12:00–14:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
09:00–10:00
in 8 h
0.3 of 5Not so great
≈2.5 m · wind 6 kn
Size for you now≈1.4 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
4 kn
gusts 22
cross-shore
Light air, from the south
Steady until 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the east

Tide

2.5 m
falling
  • Low06:061.5 m
  • High12:182.7 m
  • Low18:421.2 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Mid
Next 03:00–05:00

Next 8 days

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Best 09:00–10:00. At 09:00: Not so great, 0.3 out of 5 — about 2.5 m, wind 6 kn cross-shore. Tide 2.0 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.2 out of 52.5 m7 cross-shore241.7 m
09:000.3 out of 52.5 m6 cross-shore242.0 m
10:000.1 out of 52.6 m6 cross-shore192.4 m
11:000.0 out of 52.6 m8 cross-shore202.6 m
12:000.0 out of 52.7 m8 cross-shore192.7 m
13:000.0 out of 52.7 m8 cross-shore192.7 m
14:000.0 out of 52.7 m8 cross-shore192.5 m
15:000.0 out of 52.8 m9 cross-shore212.2 m
16:000.0 out of 52.8 m8 cross-shore221.8 m
17:000.0 out of 52.8 m8 cross-shore251.4 m
18:000.0 out of 52.8 m8 cross-shore261.2 m
19:000.0 out of 52.7 m6 cross-shore241.2 m
20:000.0 out of 52.7 m6 cross-shore221.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 09:00–10:00. At 09:00: Not so great, 0.3 out of 5 — about 2.5 m, wind 6 kn cross-shore. Tide 2.0 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.2 out of 52.5 m7 cross-shore241.7 m
09:000.3 out of 52.5 m6 cross-shore242.0 m
10:000.1 out of 52.6 m6 cross-shore192.4 m
11:000.0 out of 52.6 m8 cross-shore202.6 m
12:000.0 out of 52.7 m8 cross-shore192.7 m
13:000.0 out of 52.7 m8 cross-shore192.7 m
14:000.0 out of 52.7 m8 cross-shore192.5 m
15:000.0 out of 52.8 m9 cross-shore212.2 m
16:000.0 out of 52.8 m8 cross-shore221.8 m
17:000.0 out of 52.8 m8 cross-shore251.4 m
18:000.0 out of 52.8 m8 cross-shore261.2 m
19:000.0 out of 52.7 m6 cross-shore241.2 m
20:000.0 out of 52.7 m6 cross-shore221.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

15.3 °C
4/3 fullsuit (boots optional)
This week 15.0–16.1 °C
Air 15 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

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Spot guide

Best swell
WSW–NNW
Best wind
ESE (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
07:27–19:15

Wide exposed beach near the Minho border — takes more swell and wind than the sheltered river breaks, rewarding for intermediate-to-advanced surfers.

Hazards rocks at both ends of the beach · strong rips on bigger days · more exposed than the sheltered river breaks

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Cabedelo (Viana do Castelo), Carreço, Moledo, Vila Praia de Âncora. 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 Vila Praia de Âncora, Carreço, Moledo, Cabedelo (Viana do Castelo), Cepães

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
69.2%
Feb
69.4%
Mar
61.4%
Apr
58.6%
May
61.5%
Jun
66.3%
Jul
63.6%
Aug
64.6%
Sep
72.1%
Oct
77.7%
Nov
71.9%
Dec
78.5%
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.