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Albufeira — Praia da Galé / Salgados
Albufeira · beach
0.1m @ 4s SW · 0kW/m · +0.1m @ 9s SWsecondary swell · 12kn W →cross · tide 0.8 ↑
🌊 17.6°Cwater23°CairWear:3/2 fullsuitConsistencyChoppy(15)
TideHigh 20:40 0.7mLow 02:51 -0.7mHigh 09:18 0.6mLow 15:22 -0.6mOfficial tide predictions (WorldTides).
8-day outlook · Intermediate
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Swell height · metres
Wind · knots
Hour by hour
| Time | Score | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | 0.3 | 0.3m 3s W | 11kn NNW ↗ | 0.9 ↑ |
| 08:00 | 0.3 | 0.3m 3s W | 12kn NNW ↗ | 1.0 ↑ |
| 09:00 | 0.3 | 0.3m 3s W | 9kn NNW ↗ | 1.0 ↓ |
| 10:00 | 0.3 | 0.3m 3s W | 7kn NNW ↗ | 0.8 ↓ |
| 11:00 | 0.7 | 0.3m 3s W | 5kn NW → | 0.6 ↓ |
| 12:00 | 0.6 | 0.3m 4s W | 6kn W → | 0.3 ↓ |
| 13:00 | 0.3 | 0.2m 4s W | 8kn W → | 0.1 ↓ |
| 14:00 | 0.1 | 0.2m 5s W | 9kn W → | 0.0 ↓ |
| 15:00 | 0.1 | 0.2m 6s W | 9kn WSW → | 0.0 ↑ |
| 16:00 | 0.1 | 0.1m 7s W | 10kn WSW → | 0.2 ↑ |
| 17:00 | 0.1 | 0.1m 6s WSW | 11kn W → | 0.4 ↑ |
| 18:00 | 0.0 | 0.1m 5s WSW | 13kn W → | 0.6 ↑ |
| 19:00 | 0.0 | 0.1m 4s SW | 12kn W → | 0.8 ↑ |
| 20:00 | 0.0 | 0.2m 4s WSW | 9kn WNW → | 1.0 ↑ |
| 21:00 | 0.2 | 0.4m 4s WSW | 11kn WNW → | 1.0 ↓ |
Spot guide
- Best swell
- WSW–NNW
- Best wind
- N (offshore)
- Best tide
- Low–mid
- First–last light
- 07:00–21:00
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
Best time of year
Jan
50.4%
Feb
60.5%
Mar
37.6%
Apr
33.3%
May
32.8%
Jun
32%
Jul
33.7%
Aug
36.8%
Sep
31.9%
Oct
42.2%
Nov
42.7%
Dec
49.7%
Clean Blown out Too small
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