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Costa da Caparica (town / CDS / Tarquínio)

Costa da Caparica · Beach break · faces west

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 4 h
3.3 of 5Great
≈1.0 m · wind 3 kn
Best this week
09:00–11:00
tomorrow
3.3 of 5Great
≈1.7 m · wind 2 kn
Size for you now≈1.2 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
3 kn
gusts 7
glassy
Light air, from the northwest
Building to 6 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the east

Tide

1.7 m
falling
  • Low05:541.4 m
  • High12:072.8 m
  • Low18:331.2 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Mid
Next 08:00–11:00

Next 8 days

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Best 08:00–10:00. At 09:00: Great, 3.3 out of 5 — about 1.0 m, wind 3 kn glassy. Tide 2.1 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:002.6 out of 51.1 m2 glassy61.8 m
09:003.3 out of 51.0 m3 glassy62.1 m
10:002.1 out of 51.0 m7 cross-shore132.4 m
11:000.7 out of 51.0 m8 cross-shore152.7 m
12:000.6 out of 51.0 m6 cross-shore152.8 m
13:000.6 out of 50.9 m7 cross-shore152.7 m
14:001.3 out of 51.1 m9 cross-shore182.5 m
15:001.9 out of 51.2 m8 cross-shore182.1 m
16:001.5 out of 51.4 m9 cross-shore181.7 m
17:000.8 out of 51.4 m9 cross-shore181.4 m
18:000.5 out of 51.5 m9 cross-shore181.2 m
19:000.5 out of 51.5 m8 cross-shore171.2 m
20:000.9 out of 51.5 m6 cross-shore151.4 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 1.0 m, wind 3 kn glassy. Tide 2.1 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:002.6 out of 51.1 m2 glassy61.8 m
09:003.3 out of 51.0 m3 glassy62.1 m
10:002.1 out of 51.0 m7 cross-shore132.4 m
11:000.7 out of 51.0 m8 cross-shore152.7 m
12:000.6 out of 51.0 m6 cross-shore152.8 m
13:000.6 out of 50.9 m7 cross-shore152.7 m
14:001.3 out of 51.1 m9 cross-shore182.5 m
15:001.9 out of 51.2 m8 cross-shore182.1 m
16:001.5 out of 51.4 m9 cross-shore181.7 m
17:000.8 out of 51.4 m9 cross-shore181.4 m
18:000.5 out of 51.5 m9 cross-shore181.2 m
19:000.5 out of 51.5 m8 cross-shore171.2 m
20:000.9 out of 51.5 m6 cross-shore151.4 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

17.3 °C
3/2 fullsuit
This week 16.8–17.5 °C
Air 14 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

Beach cams

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Spot guide

Best swell
SW–NW
Best wind
E (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
07:25–19:19

Long consistent beach-break strip across the Tagus from Lisbon; bank quality shifts along the numbered beaches but there's almost always a rideable peak.

Hazards rip currents between groins · crowds/surf schools

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Caparica — Castelo, Caparica — Infante, Caparica — Praia Nova, Caparica — Riviera, Caparica — Sereia, Cova do Vapor, Fonte da Telha, Praia do Norte (Caparica), São João da Caparica. 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 Caparica — Praia Nova, Praia do Norte (Caparica), São João da Caparica, Cova do Vapor, Caparica — Riviera

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
77%
Feb
74.5%
Mar
62.9%
Apr
72.9%
May
69.3%
Jun
76.8%
Jul
76%
Aug
76%
Sep
73%
Oct
72.3%
Nov
74%
Dec
85.6%
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.