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Esposende · Beach break · faces west

Not great today. Best Saturday 10:00–12:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
08:00–10:00
in 7 h
1.4 of 5Marginal
≈1.5 m · wind 14 kn
Size for you now≈1.1 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
9 kn
gusts 13
cross-shore
Gentle breeze, from the southeast
Building to 14 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the east

Tide

2.4 m
falling
  • Low06:051.3 m
  • High12:232.7 m
  • Low18:431.1 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Low–mid
Next 03:00–05:00

Next 8 days

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Best 08:00–10:00. At 09:00: Marginal, 1.4 out of 5 — about 1.5 m, wind 14 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.9 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:001.2 out of 51.5 m15 cross-shore191.6 m
09:001.4 out of 51.5 m14 cross-shore191.9 m
10:000.9 out of 51.5 m12 cross-shore182.2 m
11:000.4 out of 51.5 m11 cross-shore162.5 m
12:000.4 out of 51.5 m11 cross-shore152.7 m
13:000.4 out of 51.6 m11 cross-shore152.6 m
14:000.4 out of 51.5 m13 cross-shore172.4 m
15:001.0 out of 51.5 m15 cross-shore192.1 m
16:001.4 out of 51.5 m15 cross-shore201.7 m
17:001.2 out of 51.5 m16 cross-shore211.4 m
18:000.8 out of 51.4 m15 cross-shore211.1 m
19:000.8 out of 51.4 m14 cross-shore201.1 m
20:001.2 out of 51.4 m14 cross-shore191.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 08:00–10:00. At 09:00: Marginal, 1.4 out of 5 — about 1.5 m, wind 14 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.9 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:001.2 out of 51.5 m15 cross-shore191.6 m
09:001.4 out of 51.5 m14 cross-shore191.9 m
10:000.9 out of 51.5 m12 cross-shore182.2 m
11:000.4 out of 51.5 m11 cross-shore162.5 m
12:000.4 out of 51.5 m11 cross-shore152.7 m
13:000.4 out of 51.6 m11 cross-shore152.6 m
14:000.4 out of 51.5 m13 cross-shore172.4 m
15:001.0 out of 51.5 m15 cross-shore192.1 m
16:001.4 out of 51.5 m15 cross-shore201.7 m
17:001.2 out of 51.5 m16 cross-shore211.4 m
18:000.8 out of 51.4 m15 cross-shore211.1 m
19:000.8 out of 51.4 m14 cross-shore201.1 m
20:001.2 out of 51.4 m14 cross-shore191.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

15.0 °C
4/3 fullsuit (boots optional)
This week 14.9–15.7 °C
Air 15 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

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Spot guide

Best swell
SW–WNW
Best wind
ENE (offshore)
Best tide
Low–mid
First–last light
07:26–19:15

Hazards rocks mid-beach, exposed at low tide · rock outcrops at the north end · no lifeguard · very windy sector · sargaço harvesting ground

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Aguçadoura, Cepães, Esposende (Suave Mar), Estela (Rio Alto), Ofir. 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 Estela (Rio Alto), Ofir, Aguçadoura, Esposende (Suave Mar), 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

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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.