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Azurara

Póvoa de Varzim / Vila do Conde · Beach break · faces southwest

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No rideable window in the next 8 days

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
09:00–10:00
in 7 h 50 min
0.2 of 5Not so great
≈0.2 m · wind 17 kn
Size for you now≈0.2 msmall for you

Wind

Nsealand
10 kn
gusts 14
cross-shore
Gentle breeze, from the south
Building to 15 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the northeast

Tide

2.4 m
falling
  • Low06:041.3 m
  • High12:222.7 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 09:00–10:00. At 09:00: Not so great, 0.2 out of 5 — about 0.2 m, wind 17 kn cross-offshore. Tide 1.9 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.2 out of 50.2 m17 cross-offshore221.6 m
09:000.2 out of 50.2 m17 cross-offshore221.9 m
10:000.2 out of 50.3 m16 cross-offshore222.2 m
11:000.1 out of 50.3 m15 cross-offshore202.5 m
12:000.1 out of 50.3 m14 cross-offshore192.7 m
13:000.1 out of 50.3 m13 cross-shore182.6 m
14:000.1 out of 50.3 m14 cross-shore182.4 m
15:000.2 out of 50.3 m16 cross-shore202.1 m
16:000.2 out of 50.3 m16 cross-shore211.7 m
17:000.2 out of 50.3 m17 cross-shore221.4 m
18:000.1 out of 50.3 m16 cross-shore221.1 m
19:000.1 out of 50.3 m16 cross-shore211.1 m
20:000.2 out of 50.3 m15 cross-shore211.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 09:00–10:00. At 09:00: Not so great, 0.2 out of 5 — about 0.2 m, wind 17 kn cross-offshore. Tide 1.9 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.2 out of 50.2 m17 cross-offshore221.6 m
09:000.2 out of 50.2 m17 cross-offshore221.9 m
10:000.2 out of 50.3 m16 cross-offshore222.2 m
11:000.1 out of 50.3 m15 cross-offshore202.5 m
12:000.1 out of 50.3 m14 cross-offshore192.7 m
13:000.1 out of 50.3 m13 cross-shore182.6 m
14:000.1 out of 50.3 m14 cross-shore182.4 m
15:000.2 out of 50.3 m16 cross-shore202.1 m
16:000.2 out of 50.3 m16 cross-shore211.7 m
17:000.2 out of 50.3 m17 cross-shore221.4 m
18:000.1 out of 50.3 m16 cross-shore221.1 m
19:000.1 out of 50.3 m16 cross-shore211.1 m
20:000.2 out of 50.3 m15 cross-shore211.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

14.8 °C
4/3 fullsuit (boots optional)
This week 14.8–15.8 °C
Air 15 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

Beach cams

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Spot guide

Best swell
S–W
Best wind
NE (offshore)
Best tide
Low–mid
First–last light
07:26–19:15

Hazards rips near the ave river mouth · submerged rocks near the ave mouth · rock groyne at the river mouth end · shifting sandbanks from river flow · pollution risk after heavy rain · non-bathing beach, no designated bathing water · closes out at high tide

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Árvore, Caxinas, Mindelo, Póvoa de Varzim, Vila Chã, Vila do Conde. 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 Árvore, Vila do Conde, Caxinas, Mindelo, Póvoa de Varzim

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.