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Cabedelo (Viana do Castelo)

Viana do Castelo · Rivermouth · faces west

Not great today. Best Tuesday 11:00–13:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
16:00–17:00
in 15 h
0.9 of 5Not so great
≈2.3 m · wind 8 kn
Size for you now≈1.5 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
4 kn
gusts 22
cross-shore
Light air, from the south
Steady until 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the east

Tide

2.5 m
falling
  • Low06:061.5 m
  • High12:182.7 m
  • Low18:421.2 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Low–mid
Next 04:00–05:00

Next 8 days

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Best 16:00–17:00. At 16:00: Not so great, 0.9 out of 5 — about 2.3 m, wind 8 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.8 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.6 out of 52.3 m7 cross-shore241.7 m
09:000.6 out of 52.4 m6 cross-shore242.0 m
10:000.2 out of 52.3 m6 cross-shore192.4 m
11:000.2 out of 52.4 m8 cross-shore202.6 m
12:000.2 out of 52.4 m8 cross-shore192.7 m
13:000.1 out of 52.5 m8 cross-shore192.7 m
14:000.2 out of 52.4 m8 cross-shore192.5 m
15:000.3 out of 52.4 m9 cross-shore212.2 m
16:000.9 out of 52.3 m8 cross-shore221.8 m
17:000.7 out of 52.3 m8 cross-shore251.4 m
18:000.3 out of 52.2 m8 cross-shore261.2 m
19:000.4 out of 52.2 m6 cross-shore241.2 m
20:000.7 out of 52.2 m6 cross-shore221.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 16:00–17:00. At 16:00: Not so great, 0.9 out of 5 — about 2.3 m, wind 8 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.8 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.6 out of 52.3 m7 cross-shore241.7 m
09:000.6 out of 52.4 m6 cross-shore242.0 m
10:000.2 out of 52.3 m6 cross-shore192.4 m
11:000.2 out of 52.4 m8 cross-shore202.6 m
12:000.2 out of 52.4 m8 cross-shore192.7 m
13:000.1 out of 52.5 m8 cross-shore192.7 m
14:000.2 out of 52.4 m8 cross-shore192.5 m
15:000.3 out of 52.4 m9 cross-shore212.2 m
16:000.9 out of 52.3 m8 cross-shore221.8 m
17:000.7 out of 52.3 m8 cross-shore251.4 m
18:000.3 out of 52.2 m8 cross-shore261.2 m
19:000.4 out of 52.2 m6 cross-shore241.2 m
20:000.7 out of 52.2 m6 cross-shore221.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

15.3 °C
4/3 fullsuit (boots optional)
This week 15.0–16.1 °C
Air 15 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

Beach cams

Viana do Castelo — Cabedelo
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Spot guide

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

North coast's standout wave — a sandbar peak at the Lima rivermouth that holds size and shape better than the open beaches nearby.

Hazards strong rivermouth/tidal current · shifting sandbar · can be crowded on good days

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Afife, Carreço, Moledo, Vila Praia de Âncora. 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 Carreço, Cepães, Esposende (Suave Mar), Afife, Ofir

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

Best time of year

Jan
67.8%
Feb
71.2%
Mar
59.6%
Apr
61.6%
May
68.3%
Jun
65.4%
Jul
61.1%
Aug
72%
Sep
70.5%
Oct
70%
Nov
62.2%
Dec
76.5%
Clean Blown out Too small

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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.