Albufeira — Praia da Galé / Salgados
No rideable window in the next 8 days
Not so great right now
Dark now — see the daylight hours below.
Wind
Tide
- Low05:291.3 m
- High11:482.6 m
- Low18:061.0 m
Official tide predictions (WorldTides).
Next 03:00–05:00
Next 8 days
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Best 08:00–09:00. At 08:00: Not so great, 0.1 out of 5 — about 0.0 m, wind 5 kn cross-offshore. Tide 1.7 m.
| Time | Score | Size | Wind | Gusts | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 5 cross-offshore | 8 | 1.7 m |
| 09:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 4 cross-offshore | 7 | 2.0 m |
| 10:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 5 cross-offshore | 7 | 2.3 m |
| 11:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 5 cross-offshore | 7 | 2.5 m |
| 12:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 5 cross-shore | 7 | 2.6 m |
| 13:00 | 0.0 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 6 cross-shore | 9 | 2.4 m |
| 14:00 | 0.0 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 8 cross-shore | 11 | 2.2 m |
| 15:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 12 cross-shore | 16 | 1.8 m |
| 16:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 15 cross-shore | 20 | 1.4 m |
| 17:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 13 cross-shore | 20 | 1.1 m |
| 18:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 10 cross-shore | 16 | 1.0 m |
| 19:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 12 cross-offshore | 15 | 1.1 m |
| 20:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 12 cross-offshore | 16 | 1.3 m |
Hour by hour
Today
Best 08:00–09:00. At 08:00: Not so great, 0.1 out of 5 — about 0.0 m, wind 5 kn cross-offshore. Tide 1.7 m.
| Time | Score | Size | Wind | Gusts | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 5 cross-offshore | 8 | 1.7 m |
| 09:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 4 cross-offshore | 7 | 2.0 m |
| 10:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 5 cross-offshore | 7 | 2.3 m |
| 11:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 5 cross-offshore | 7 | 2.5 m |
| 12:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 5 cross-shore | 7 | 2.6 m |
| 13:00 | 0.0 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 6 cross-shore | 9 | 2.4 m |
| 14:00 | 0.0 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 8 cross-shore | 11 | 2.2 m |
| 15:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 12 cross-shore | 16 | 1.8 m |
| 16:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 15 cross-shore | 20 | 1.4 m |
| 17:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 13 cross-shore | 20 | 1.1 m |
| 18:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 10 cross-shore | 16 | 1.0 m |
| 19:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 12 cross-offshore | 15 | 1.1 m |
| 20:00 | 0.1 out of 5 | 0.0 m | 12 cross-offshore | 16 | 1.3 m |
Water
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We’ll email you when Albufeira — Praia da Galé / Salgados looks good for Intermediate surfers, usually a day or two ahead.
Spot guide
- Best swell
- SSE–SW
- Best wind
- N (offshore)
- Best tide
- Low–mid
- First–last light
- 07:21–19:17
Long cliff-backed stretch fed by the Salgados lagoon outlet — generally regarded as the most consistent south-coast performer, holding a bit more size than its neighbors on a solid wrapped SW swell.
Hazards scattered reef/rock patches · rip near the Salgados lagoon outlet
Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Albufeira — Praia do Peneco, Armação de Pêra, Evaristo, Praia da Falésia / Rocha Baixinha. 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 Evaristo, Armação de Pêra, Albufeira — Praia do Peneco, Carvoeiro, Praia da Falésia / Rocha Baixinha
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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.