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Guincho

Cascais · 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 7 h
2.6 of 5Decent
≈1.5 m · wind 4 kn
Size for you now≈1.8 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
3 kn
gusts 9
glassy
Light air, from the northwest
Building to 9 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the east

Tide

2.2 m
falling
  • Low05:431.3 m
  • High12:002.5 m
  • Low18:221.0 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Low–mid
Next 03:00–05:00

Next 8 days

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Best 08:00–10:00. At 08:00: Decent, 2.6 out of 5 — about 1.5 m, wind 4 kn cross-onshore. Tide 1.6 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:002.6 out of 51.5 m4 cross-onshore111.6 m
09:001.8 out of 51.4 m7 cross-shore161.9 m
10:000.5 out of 51.3 m10 cross-shore212.2 m
11:000.4 out of 51.5 m9 cross-shore222.4 m
12:000.4 out of 51.7 m10 cross-shore202.5 m
13:000.3 out of 51.8 m10 cross-shore232.4 m
14:000.2 out of 52.0 m11 cross-shore232.2 m
15:000.5 out of 52.2 m11 cross-shore231.8 m
16:000.4 out of 52.3 m12 cross-shore251.5 m
17:000.2 out of 52.5 m11 cross-shore251.2 m
18:000.0 out of 52.6 m10 cross-shore241.0 m
19:000.0 out of 52.8 m9 cross-shore221.0 m
20:000.0 out of 52.8 m9 cross-shore201.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 08:00–10:00. At 08:00: Decent, 2.6 out of 5 — about 1.5 m, wind 4 kn cross-onshore. Tide 1.6 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:002.6 out of 51.5 m4 cross-onshore111.6 m
09:001.8 out of 51.4 m7 cross-shore161.9 m
10:000.5 out of 51.3 m10 cross-shore212.2 m
11:000.4 out of 51.5 m9 cross-shore222.4 m
12:000.4 out of 51.7 m10 cross-shore202.5 m
13:000.3 out of 51.8 m10 cross-shore232.4 m
14:000.2 out of 52.0 m11 cross-shore232.2 m
15:000.5 out of 52.2 m11 cross-shore231.8 m
16:000.4 out of 52.3 m12 cross-shore251.5 m
17:000.2 out of 52.5 m11 cross-shore251.2 m
18:000.0 out of 52.6 m10 cross-shore241.0 m
19:000.0 out of 52.8 m9 cross-shore221.0 m
20:000.0 out of 52.8 m9 cross-shore201.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

16.8 °C
4/3 fullsuit (boots optional)
This week 16.2–16.8 °C
Air 16 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

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Spot guide

Best swell
WSW–NNW
Best wind
ESE (offshore)
Best tide
Low–mid
First–last light
07:27–19:20

Fully exposed Atlantic beach break just south of Cabo da Roca; big, punchy and almost always windy — the benchmark spot for power on this coast, brutal for beginners.

Hazards strong current · powerful shorebreak · very windy — Nortada · crowds at the point

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Cresmina. 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 Cresmina, Adraga, Praia Grande (Sintra), Praia Pequena, Parede / São Pedro do Estoril

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
67%
Feb
65.2%
Mar
55.2%
Apr
59%
May
38.8%
Jun
52.9%
Jul
51.5%
Aug
42.7%
Sep
59.3%
Oct
68.7%
Nov
65.4%
Dec
74.2%
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.