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Praia da Costa de Lavos

Figueira da Foz / Buarcos · beach

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

Now0.4/5

Wrong tide for this spot

0.5m @ 10–14s NW · 1kW/m · +0.4m @ 13s NWsecondary swell · 4kn SW →cross

Tide2.5m↓ falling· low in 4h41
🌊 19.9°Cwater22°CairWear:3/2 fullsuitSeaSlightUV5 ModerateSurfaceCleanConsistencyFairly consistent(61)
TideLow 16:14 1.2mHigh 22:40 2.5mLow 04:53 1.3mHigh 11:20 2.7mOfficial tide predictions (WorldTides).

8-day outlook · Intermediate

Swell height · metres
1.60.80SatSunMonTueWedThuFriSatm
secondary swell
Wind · knots
17.58.80SatSunMonTueWedThuFriSatkn

Hour by hour

TimeScoreSwellWindTide
07:001.00.7m 7s WNW+0.2m 12s NNW2kn N →0.6 ↑
08:000.50.6m 8s NW+0.2m 13s NNW1kn SSW →0.8 ↑
09:000.40.5m 9s NW+0.2m 14s NNW3kn W ↘1.0 ↑
10:000.40.4m 10–14s NW+0.2m 14s NW3kn WSW ↘1.0 ↓
11:000.40.5m 10–14s NW+0.4m 13s NW4kn SW →0.9 ↓
12:000.50.5m 10–14s NW+0.5m 11s NW5kn NW ↘0.7 ↓
13:001.80.6m 9–14s NW+0.6m 9s NW2kn NE →0.5 ↓
14:002.60.7m 10–14s NW+0.6m 8s NW5kn WSW →0.3 ↓
15:002.00.7m 11–14s NW+0.6m 7s NW4kn NW ↘0.1 ↓
16:001.00.8m 11–14s NNW+0.7m 7s WNW4kn N →0.0 ↓
17:001.50.9m 11–14s NNW+0.6m 7s WNW4kn NW ↘0.0 ↑
18:001.81.0m 11–14s NNW+0.6m 7s WNW8kn NW ↘0.2 ↑
19:001.91.1m 10–14s NNW+0.6m 7s WNW8kn NNW ↘ g120.4 ↑
20:001.41.1m 10–14s NNW+0.6m 7s WNW7kn N → g120.6 ↑
21:000.81.2m 10–12s NNW+0.6m 6s WNW6kn N →0.8 ↑

Spot guide

Best swell
W–NNW
Best wind
ESE (offshore)
Best tide
Low–mid
First–last light
06:40–20:31

Added from the coast-coverage audit. Facing measured from the OSM coastline; physical profile inherited from Figueira da Foz — Cabedelo (5875 m away) pending human review.

Hazards rip currents and heavy shorebreak · stone groyne to the south · stream outfall further south · eroding beach, artificially rebuilt · lifeguards only on a short stretch, in season

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