Areia Branca

Lourinhã · beach

Now0.6/5

Wrong tide for this spot

0.5m @ 9s NW · 1kW/m · +0.3m @ 13s NNWsecondary swell · 3kn NNW →cross

Tide2.6m↓ falling· low in 4h44

🌊 18.6°Cwater27°CairWear:3/2 fullsuitSeaSlightUV6 HighSurfaceCleanConsistencyMixed(51)

TideLow 16:18 1.3mHigh 22:38 2.6mLow 04:49 1.4mHigh 11:18 2.8mOfficial tide predictions (WorldTides).

Areia Branca

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Swell height · metres

secondary swell

Wind · knots

Hour by hour

Time	Score	Swell	Wind	Tide
07:00	1.4	0.6m 7s WNW+0.3m 8s NNW	2kn NE →	0.6 ↑
08:00	0.8	0.6m 7s WNW+0.3m 9s NNW	0kn E ↗	0.8 ↑
09:00	0.4	0.6m 7s WNW+0.3m 11s NNW	2kn NNE →	1.0 ↑
10:00	0.4	0.6m 7s WNW+0.2m 13s NNW	2kn NNE →	1.0 ↓
11:00	0.6	0.5m 9s NW+0.3m 13s NNW	3kn NNW →	0.9 ↓
12:00	1.1	0.4m 11–14s NW+0.3m 12s NNW	4kn NNW →	0.7 ↓
13:00	1.2	0.4m 13s NW+0.3m 11s NNW	5kn NNW → g10	0.5 ↓
14:00	1.2	0.5m 12s NW+0.4m 11s NNW	5kn NNW → g11	0.3 ↓
15:00	0.6	0.5m 10–14s NW+0.5m 11s NW	5kn NW ↘ g12	0.1 ↓
16:00	0.5	0.6m 9–14s NW+0.6m 10s NW	5kn NNW ↘ g12	0.0 ↓
17:00	0.4	0.7m 9–14s NW+0.6m 9s NW	7kn NNW ↘ g16	0.0 ↑
18:00	1.1	0.8m 11–14s NNW+0.6m 7s WNW	7kn NNW → g16	0.2 ↑
19:00	2.2	0.8m 11–14s NNW+0.6m 7s WNW	5kn NNW → g15	0.4 ↑
20:00	2.5	0.9m 11–14s NNW+0.6m 6s WNW	6kn N → g12	0.6 ↑
21:00	1.5	1.0m 11–14s NNW+0.6m 6s WNW	5kn N → g12	0.8 ↑

Spot guide

Best swell: WSW–NW
Best wind: ESE (offshore)
Best tide: Mid
First–last light: 06:43–20:31

Lourinhã's main beach town break; uncrowded relative to the famous neighbors, honest peaks.

Hazards rips near the stream mouth

Best time of year

Jan

70.9%

Feb

67.3%

Mar

58.9%

Apr

60.2%

May

46.9%

Jun

58.4%

Jul

58.2%

Aug

57.1%

Sep

63.7%

Oct

71%

Nov

68.6%

Dec

77.3%

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