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Sesimbra · 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 08:00–10:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
08:00–10:00
in 6 h 50 min
3.3 of 5Great
≈1.3 m · wind 2 kn
Size for you now≈1.5 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
1 kn
gusts 2
glassy
Calm, from the southwest
Building to 7 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the southeast

Tide

2.2 m
falling
  • Low05:411.3 m
  • High11:592.5 m
  • Low18:201.0 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Mid
Next 02:00–04:00

Next 8 days

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Best 08:00–10:00. At 09:00: Great, 3.3 out of 5 — about 1.3 m, wind 2 kn glassy. Tide 1.9 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:002.9 out of 51.3 m2 glassy41.6 m
09:003.3 out of 51.3 m2 glassy41.9 m
10:001.5 out of 51.2 m7 cross-onshore132.2 m
11:000.6 out of 51.2 m8 cross-shore152.5 m
12:000.7 out of 51.1 m7 cross-shore162.5 m
13:000.8 out of 51.1 m6 cross-shore132.4 m
14:001.1 out of 51.2 m8 onshore152.2 m
15:001.1 out of 51.4 m9 onshore171.8 m
16:000.7 out of 51.5 m8 onshore171.5 m
17:000.3 out of 51.6 m9 cross-onshore171.2 m
18:000.3 out of 51.8 m9 cross-shore171.0 m
19:000.3 out of 51.9 m8 cross-shore161.1 m
20:000.7 out of 51.9 m7 cross-shore141.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 08:00–10:00. At 09:00: Great, 3.3 out of 5 — about 1.3 m, wind 2 kn glassy. Tide 1.9 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:002.9 out of 51.3 m2 glassy41.6 m
09:003.3 out of 51.3 m2 glassy41.9 m
10:001.5 out of 51.2 m7 cross-onshore132.2 m
11:000.6 out of 51.2 m8 cross-shore152.5 m
12:000.7 out of 51.1 m7 cross-shore162.5 m
13:000.8 out of 51.1 m6 cross-shore132.4 m
14:001.1 out of 51.2 m8 onshore152.2 m
15:001.1 out of 51.4 m9 onshore171.8 m
16:000.7 out of 51.5 m8 onshore171.5 m
17:000.3 out of 51.6 m9 cross-onshore171.2 m
18:000.3 out of 51.8 m9 cross-shore171.0 m
19:000.3 out of 51.9 m8 cross-shore161.1 m
20:000.7 out of 51.9 m7 cross-shore141.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

17.2 °C
3/2 fullsuit
This week 16.7–17.4 °C
Air 16 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

Beach cams

Praia das Bicas
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Spot guide

Best swell
W–NNW
Best wind
ESE (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
07:25–19:19

Hazards rip current right beside the shoreline · long wooden staircase down the cliff · cliff collapses, keep clear of the cliff base · swell can build with the tide · small stream outflow after heavy rain · no lifeguard outside june to mid-september

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Lagoa de Albufeira — Mar, Praia do Meco. 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 Praia do Meco, Lagoa de Albufeira — Mar, Praia do Ouro (Sesimbra), Fonte da Telha, Caparica — Infante

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.