Praia do Cavaleiro

Almograve / Zambujeira do Mar · beach

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Now0.0/5

The swell is missing this beach

0.6m @ 5–8s NW · 1kW/m · +0.3m @ 10s WNWsecondary swell · 3kn N →cross

Tide2.3m↓ falling· low in 4h14

🌊 20.4°Cwater22°CairWear:2mm spring suitSeaSlightUV6 HighSurfaceCleanConsistencyFairly consistent(66)

TideLow 15:56 1.1mHigh 22:22 2.4mLow 04:34 1.2mHigh 11:01 2.5mOfficial tide predictions (WorldTides).

8-day outlook · Intermediate

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Swell height · metres

secondary swell

Wind · knots

Hour by hour

Time	Score	Swell	Wind	Tide
07:00	0.0	0.7m 6s NW+0.1m 11s SW	2kn ENE ↗	0.7 ↑
08:00	0.0	0.6m 6s NW+0.2m 10s WSW	2kn NE ↗	0.9 ↑
09:00	0.0	0.6m 5–8s NW+0.3m 9s W	3kn N →	1.0 ↑
10:00	0.0	0.6m 5–8s NW+0.3m 9s WNW	4kn N →	1.0 ↓
11:00	0.0	0.6m 5–8s NW+0.3m 10s WNW	3kn N →	0.9 ↓
12:00	0.1	0.6m 5–8s NW+0.3m 10s NW	3kn NNW →	0.7 ↓
13:00	0.1	0.6m 6–8s NW+0.3m 11s NW	2kn WNW →	0.4 ↓
14:00	0.1	0.6m 6–8s NW+0.3m 12s NW	3kn W ↘	0.2 ↓
15:00	0.1	0.6m 6–8s NW+0.3m 13s NW	4kn W ↘	0.0 ↓
16:00	0.0	0.7m 6–8s NW+0.3m 13s NNW	4kn W ↘	0.0 ↑
17:00	0.1	0.7m 6–8s NW+0.3m 13s NNW	4kn WNW →	0.1 ↑
18:00	0.4	0.7m 6–8s NW+0.4m 13s NNW	3kn WNW →	0.2 ↑
19:00	0.4	0.7m 6–8s NW+0.4m 12s NNW	2kn W ↘	0.5 ↑
20:00	0.1	0.7m 6–8s NW+0.5m 12s NNW	2kn WSW ↘	0.7 ↑
21:00	0.1	0.6m 6–14s WNW+0.5m 12s NNW	2kn W ↘	0.9 ↑

Spot guide

Best swell: SSW–WNW
Best wind: NE (offshore)
Best tide: Low–mid
First–last light: 06:43–20:27

Added from the coast-coverage audit. Facing measured from the OSM coastline; physical profile inherited from Almograve (5956 m away) pending human review.

Hazards rocky slab dividing the sand in two · high tide covers almost all the sand · no lifeguard · cliff stairway access only · Barranco do Cavaleiro stream mouth

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