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Belgas (Praia d'El Rey)

São Martinho do Porto / Foz do Arelho (Lagoa de Óbidos) · Beach break · faces northwest

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

Not great today. Best Tuesday 07:00–10:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
08:00–10:00
in 6 h 50 min
1.7 of 5Marginal
≈1.3 m · wind 12 kn
Size for you now≈1.4 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
3 kn
gusts 5
glassy
Light air, from the west
Building to 11 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the southeast

Tide

2.4 m
falling
  • Low05:531.4 m
  • High12:062.8 m
  • Low18:321.1 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Next 8 days

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Best 08:00–10:00. At 08:00: Marginal, 1.7 out of 5 — about 1.3 m, wind 12 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.8 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:001.7 out of 51.3 m12 cross-shore201.8 m
09:001.6 out of 51.3 m12 cross-shore202.1 m
10:001.4 out of 51.3 m12 cross-shore192.4 m
11:001.4 out of 51.5 m11 cross-shore192.7 m
12:001.3 out of 51.7 m11 cross-shore192.8 m
13:001.1 out of 51.9 m12 cross-shore192.7 m
14:000.9 out of 52.1 m12 cross-shore212.5 m
15:000.4 out of 52.1 m13 cross-onshore222.1 m
16:000.4 out of 52.3 m13 cross-onshore221.7 m
17:000.3 out of 52.3 m12 cross-onshore211.4 m
18:000.3 out of 52.3 m12 cross-onshore201.2 m
19:000.3 out of 52.4 m11 cross-onshore191.2 m
20:000.2 out of 52.4 m11 cross-onshore191.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 08:00–10:00. At 08:00: Marginal, 1.7 out of 5 — about 1.3 m, wind 12 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.8 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:001.7 out of 51.3 m12 cross-shore201.8 m
09:001.6 out of 51.3 m12 cross-shore202.1 m
10:001.4 out of 51.3 m12 cross-shore192.4 m
11:001.4 out of 51.5 m11 cross-shore192.7 m
12:001.3 out of 51.7 m11 cross-shore192.8 m
13:001.1 out of 51.9 m12 cross-shore192.7 m
14:000.9 out of 52.1 m12 cross-shore212.5 m
15:000.4 out of 52.1 m13 cross-onshore222.1 m
16:000.4 out of 52.3 m13 cross-onshore221.7 m
17:000.3 out of 52.3 m12 cross-onshore211.4 m
18:000.3 out of 52.3 m12 cross-onshore201.2 m
19:000.3 out of 52.4 m11 cross-onshore191.2 m
20:000.2 out of 52.4 m11 cross-onshore191.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

16.1 °C
4/3 fullsuit (boots optional)
This week 15.5–16.1 °C
Air 16 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

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Spot guide

Best swell
W–N
Best wind
SE (offshore)
Best tide
Works on all tides
First–last light
07:26–19:19

Wide, open Atlantic beach break at Praia d'El Rey, facing north-west between Foz do Arelho and Almagreira. Sandbar peaks work in small to moderate swell, and the lineup is usually quiet.

Hazards rip currents when swell is up · shifting sandbanks · strong onshore nortada in summer

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Foz do Arelho. 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 Foz do Arelho, Almagreira, Lagide, Cantinho da Baía, Baleal Sul

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.