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Alemão

Portimão · Beach break · faces south

Provisional forecast — this spot's profile hasn't been verified yet; scores are conservative and alerts are off.

No rideable window in the next 8 days

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
08:00–09:00
in 7 h
0.1 of 5Not so great
≈0.1 m · wind 2 kn
Size for you now≈0.1 msmall for you

Wind

Nsealand
2 kn
gusts 5
glassy
Light air, from the northwest
Steady until 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the north

Tide

2.2 m
falling
  • Low05:291.3 m
  • High11:482.6 m
  • Low18:071.0 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Mid
Next 02:00–04:00

Next 8 days

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Best 08:00–09:00. At 08:00: Not so great, 0.1 out of 5 — about 0.1 m, wind 2 kn glassy. Tide 1.7 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.1 out of 50.1 m2 glassy41.7 m
09:000.1 out of 50.1 m2 glassy52.0 m
10:000.1 out of 50.1 m2 glassy52.3 m
11:000.1 out of 50.1 m1 glassy42.5 m
12:000.1 out of 50.1 m2 glassy62.6 m
13:000.1 out of 50.1 m2 glassy62.4 m
14:000.1 out of 50.1 m5 cross-shore102.2 m
15:000.1 out of 50.0 m5 cross-shore121.8 m
16:000.1 out of 50.0 m7 offshore151.4 m
17:000.0 out of 50.0 m9 cross-offshore171.1 m
18:000.0 out of 50.0 m7 cross-offshore171.0 m
19:000.0 out of 50.0 m6 cross-offshore141.1 m
20:000.1 out of 50.0 m4 cross-offshore111.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 08:00–09:00. At 08:00: Not so great, 0.1 out of 5 — about 0.1 m, wind 2 kn glassy. Tide 1.7 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.1 out of 50.1 m2 glassy41.7 m
09:000.1 out of 50.1 m2 glassy52.0 m
10:000.1 out of 50.1 m2 glassy52.3 m
11:000.1 out of 50.1 m1 glassy42.5 m
12:000.1 out of 50.1 m2 glassy62.6 m
13:000.1 out of 50.1 m2 glassy62.4 m
14:000.1 out of 50.1 m5 cross-shore102.2 m
15:000.1 out of 50.0 m5 cross-shore121.8 m
16:000.1 out of 50.0 m7 offshore151.4 m
17:000.0 out of 50.0 m9 cross-offshore171.1 m
18:000.0 out of 50.0 m7 cross-offshore171.0 m
19:000.0 out of 50.0 m6 cross-offshore141.1 m
20:000.1 out of 50.0 m4 cross-offshore111.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

18.1 °C
3/2 fullsuit
This week 16.9–18.2 °C
Air 14 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Slight

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Praia do Alemão
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Spot guide

Best swell
SE–SSW
Best wind
NNW (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
07:22–19:18

Hazards rocks in the water on the west side · rockfall below the cliffs · no lifeguard outside june to september

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Alvor, Carvoeiro, Ferragudo (Praia Grande), Praia da Rocha (Portimão), Vau. 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 Vau, Praia da Rocha (Portimão), Alvor, Ferragudo (Praia Grande), Carvoeiro

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

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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.