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Amoreira

Arrifana / Aljezur · Beach break · faces northwest

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

Not so great now. Best 08:00–11:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
08:00–11:00
in 7 h
3.5 of 5Great
≈1.5 m · wind 3 kn
Size for you now≈1.8 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
13 kn
gusts 21
cross-shore
Moderate breeze, from the north
Steady until 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the southeast

Tide

2.2 m
falling
  • Low05:351.3 m
  • High11:532.6 m
  • Low18:131.0 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Mid
Next 02:00–04:00

Next 8 days

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Best 08:00–11:00. At 09:00: Great, 3.5 out of 5 — about 1.5 m, wind 3 kn glassy. Tide 2.0 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:003.2 out of 51.6 m4 offshore61.7 m
09:003.5 out of 51.5 m3 glassy62.0 m
10:002.6 out of 51.5 m2 glassy42.3 m
11:001.2 out of 51.4 m0 glassy42.5 m
12:000.9 out of 51.3 m1 glassy22.6 m
13:001.4 out of 51.3 m3 glassy42.4 m
14:002.6 out of 51.3 m3 glassy42.2 m
15:003.0 out of 51.3 m3 glassy51.8 m
16:002.3 out of 51.3 m5 cross-onshore71.4 m
17:000.9 out of 51.4 m8 cross-shore111.2 m
18:000.4 out of 51.5 m12 cross-shore151.0 m
19:000.5 out of 51.6 m14 cross-shore181.1 m
20:001.0 out of 51.8 m12 cross-shore181.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 08:00–11:00. At 09:00: Great, 3.5 out of 5 — about 1.5 m, wind 3 kn glassy. Tide 2.0 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:003.2 out of 51.6 m4 offshore61.7 m
09:003.5 out of 51.5 m3 glassy62.0 m
10:002.6 out of 51.5 m2 glassy42.3 m
11:001.2 out of 51.4 m0 glassy42.5 m
12:000.9 out of 51.3 m1 glassy22.6 m
13:001.4 out of 51.3 m3 glassy42.4 m
14:002.6 out of 51.3 m3 glassy42.2 m
15:003.0 out of 51.3 m3 glassy51.8 m
16:002.3 out of 51.3 m5 cross-onshore71.4 m
17:000.9 out of 51.4 m8 cross-shore111.2 m
18:000.4 out of 51.5 m12 cross-shore151.0 m
19:000.5 out of 51.6 m14 cross-shore181.1 m
20:001.0 out of 51.8 m12 cross-shore181.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

18.1 °C
3/2 fullsuit
This week 16.6–18.2 °C
Air 18 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

Beach cams

Praia da Amoreira
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Spot guide

Best swell
W–NNW
Best wind
ESE (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
07:23–19:18

Hazards strong rips, worse when big or at low tide · strong current at the river mouth at high tide · shifting sandbanks · rocks on the north side of the bay · heavy shorebreak at low tide or big swell · poor water quality after rain

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Arrifana, Lage do Pescador, Monte Clérigo, Praia de Vale Figueiras. 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 Monte Clérigo, Lage do Pescador, Arrifana, Odeceixe, Praia de Vale Figueiras

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.