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Franquia

Vila Nova de Milfontes · rivermouth

0.6m @ 5s WNW · 1kW/m · +0.3m @ 8s NWsecondary swell · 7kn NW cross · tide 0.8

🌊 19.6°Cwater21°CairWear:3/2 fullsuitConsistencyFairly consistent(58)
TideHigh 20:49 0.7mLow 03:04 -0.7mHigh 09:28 0.6mLow 15:34 -0.6mOfficial tide predictions (WorldTides).

8-day outlook · Intermediate

Swell height · metres
1.50.80TueWedThuFriSatSunMonTuem
Wind · knots
15.37.70TueWedThuFriSatSunMonTuekn

Hour by hour

TimeScoreSwellWindTide
07:000.20.7m 5s NW3kn NNE ↗0.9 ↑
08:000.10.7m 5s NW3kn NE ↗1.0 ↑
09:000.10.7m 5s NW4kn N →1.0 ↓
10:000.20.7m 5s NW4kn NNW →0.8 ↓
11:000.20.6m 5s NW5kn NW →0.6 ↓
12:000.10.6m 5s WNW6kn NW →0.4 ↓
13:000.00.6m 5s WNW7kn NW →0.1 ↓
14:000.00.6m 5s NW7kn NW →0.0 ↓
15:000.00.6m 5s NW8kn NW →0.0 ↑
16:000.00.6m 5s NW8kn NW →0.1 ↑
17:000.10.6m 5s NW8kn WNW →0.3 ↑
18:000.40.6m 5s WNW8kn NW →0.6 ↑
19:000.50.6m 5s WNW7kn NW →0.8 ↑
20:000.10.5m 6s WNW6kn NW →1.0 ↑
21:000.10.5m 6s NW5kn WNW →1.0 ↓

Spot guide

Best swell
SSWW
Best wind
NE (offshore)
Best tide
Mid–high
First–last light
07:0021:00

Protected beach inside the Mira estuary mouth right below town — the default learn-to-surf spot when the open coast is too big or too windy.

Hazards rivermouth current, especially outgoing tide · boat traffic near the marina · shifting sandbar

Best time of year

Jan
64.5%
Feb
68.1%
Mar
50.3%
Apr
51.5%
May
35.5%
Jun
29.7%
Jul
30.7%
Aug
27.6%
Sep
47.8%
Oct
56.5%
Nov
52%
Dec
67.1%
Clean Blown out Too small
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