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Praia do Cavaleiro

Almograve / Zambujeira do Mar · Beach break · faces southwest

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

No rideable window in the next 8 days

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
08:00–09:00
in 7 h
0.2 of 5Not so great
≈0.1 m · wind 3 kn
Size for you now≈0.1 msmall for you

Wind

Nsealand
12 kn
gusts 19
cross-shore
Moderate breeze, from the north
Steady until 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the northeast

Tide

2.2 m
falling
  • Low05:371.3 m
  • High11:552.6 m
  • Low18:161.0 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Low–mid
Next 03:00–05:00

Next 8 days

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Best 08:00–09:00. At 08:00: Not so great, 0.2 out of 5 — about 0.1 m, wind 3 kn cross-offshore. Tide 1.7 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.2 out of 50.1 m3 cross-offshore51.7 m
09:000.2 out of 50.1 m4 cross-shore62.0 m
10:000.1 out of 50.1 m3 cross-shore62.3 m
11:000.1 out of 50.1 m3 cross-shore52.5 m
12:000.1 out of 50.1 m3 glassy42.6 m
13:000.1 out of 50.1 m2 glassy42.4 m
14:000.1 out of 50.1 m1 glassy32.2 m
15:000.1 out of 50.1 m2 glassy31.8 m
16:000.1 out of 50.1 m6 cross-shore81.5 m
17:000.1 out of 50.1 m9 cross-shore121.2 m
18:000.0 out of 50.1 m14 cross-shore181.0 m
19:000.0 out of 50.1 m15 cross-shore191.1 m
20:000.1 out of 50.1 m14 cross-shore191.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 08:00–09:00. At 08:00: Not so great, 0.2 out of 5 — about 0.1 m, wind 3 kn cross-offshore. Tide 1.7 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.2 out of 50.1 m3 cross-offshore51.7 m
09:000.2 out of 50.1 m4 cross-shore62.0 m
10:000.1 out of 50.1 m3 cross-shore62.3 m
11:000.1 out of 50.1 m3 cross-shore52.5 m
12:000.1 out of 50.1 m3 glassy42.6 m
13:000.1 out of 50.1 m2 glassy42.4 m
14:000.1 out of 50.1 m1 glassy32.2 m
15:000.1 out of 50.1 m2 glassy31.8 m
16:000.1 out of 50.1 m6 cross-shore81.5 m
17:000.1 out of 50.1 m9 cross-shore121.2 m
18:000.0 out of 50.1 m14 cross-shore181.0 m
19:000.0 out of 50.1 m15 cross-shore191.1 m
20:000.1 out of 50.1 m14 cross-shore191.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

18.5 °C
3/2 fullsuit
This week 17.4–18.7 °C
Air 18 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

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Spot guide

Best swell
SSW–WNW
Best wind
NE (offshore)
Best tide
Low–mid
First–last light
07:23–19:18

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

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Almograve, Zambujeira do Mar. 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 Almograve, Zambujeira do Mar, Carvalhal (Odemira), Milfontes Furnas, Milfontes Farol

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.