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Espinho

Espinho · Beach break · faces west

Not great today. Best Tuesday 12:00–14:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
09:00–10:00
in 8 h
0.6 of 5Not so great
≈2.1 m · wind 17 kn
Size for you now≈1.4 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
9 kn
gusts 12
cross-shore
Gentle breeze, from the southeast
Building to 14 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the east

Tide

2.4 m
falling
  • Low06:031.3 m
  • High12:202.7 m
  • Low18:411.1 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Mid
Next 03:00–05:00

Next 8 days

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Best 09:00–10:00. At 09:00: Not so great, 0.6 out of 5 — about 2.1 m, wind 17 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.9 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.5 out of 51.9 m17 cross-shore231.6 m
09:000.6 out of 52.1 m17 cross-shore221.9 m
10:000.4 out of 52.2 m16 cross-shore222.3 m
11:000.2 out of 52.3 m16 cross-shore222.5 m
12:000.1 out of 52.3 m15 cross-shore212.7 m
13:000.1 out of 52.4 m16 cross-shore212.6 m
14:000.2 out of 52.4 m17 cross-shore232.4 m
15:000.3 out of 52.4 m18 cross-shore242.1 m
16:000.2 out of 52.4 m19 cross-shore261.7 m
17:000.1 out of 52.5 m18 cross-shore261.3 m
18:000.1 out of 52.5 m17 cross-shore251.1 m
19:000.1 out of 52.5 m16 cross-shore231.1 m
20:000.1 out of 52.5 m14 cross-shore221.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 09:00–10:00. At 09:00: Not so great, 0.6 out of 5 — about 2.1 m, wind 17 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.9 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.5 out of 51.9 m17 cross-shore231.6 m
09:000.6 out of 52.1 m17 cross-shore221.9 m
10:000.4 out of 52.2 m16 cross-shore222.3 m
11:000.2 out of 52.3 m16 cross-shore222.5 m
12:000.1 out of 52.3 m15 cross-shore212.7 m
13:000.1 out of 52.4 m16 cross-shore212.6 m
14:000.2 out of 52.4 m17 cross-shore232.4 m
15:000.3 out of 52.4 m18 cross-shore242.1 m
16:000.2 out of 52.4 m19 cross-shore261.7 m
17:000.1 out of 52.5 m18 cross-shore261.3 m
18:000.1 out of 52.5 m17 cross-shore251.1 m
19:000.1 out of 52.5 m16 cross-shore231.1 m
20:000.1 out of 52.5 m14 cross-shore221.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

15.3 °C
4/3 fullsuit (boots optional)
This week 14.7–15.3 °C
Air 15 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

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Spot guide

Best swell
WSW–NW
Best wind
E (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
07:25–19:15

Espinho's town beach breaks are the north coast's most consistent — multiple peaks split by groins, good in most swell/wind combos.

Hazards groins and rock jetties · rip currents near groins · industrial outflow near town

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Aguda, Cortegaça, Esmoriz, Francelos, Praia de Miramar (Senhor da Pedra), Praia de Paramos, Praia do Furadouro, Silvalde. 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 Silvalde, Aguda, Praia de Paramos, Praia de Miramar (Senhor da Pedra), Esmoriz

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
77.4%
Feb
76.2%
Mar
70.4%
Apr
72.6%
May
73.7%
Jun
73.3%
Jul
75%
Aug
76.2%
Sep
76.2%
Oct
82.5%
Nov
79.3%
Dec
90.8%
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.