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Lagoa de Albufeira — Mar

Sesimbra · Rivermouth · faces west

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

Not so great now. Best 08:00–11:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
08:00–11:00
in 6 h 50 min
3.4 of 5Great
≈1.3 m · wind 2 kn
Size for you now≈1.5 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
1 kn
gusts 2
glassy
Calm, from the southwest
Building to 7 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the east

Tide

2.2 m
falling
  • Low05:411.3 m
  • High11:592.5 m
  • Low18:201.0 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Next 8 days

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Best 08:00–11:00. At 08:00: Great, 3.4 out of 5 — about 1.3 m, wind 2 kn glassy. Tide 1.6 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:003.4 out of 51.3 m2 glassy41.6 m
09:003.3 out of 51.3 m2 glassy41.9 m
10:002.7 out of 51.2 m7 cross-shore132.2 m
11:002.5 out of 51.2 m8 cross-shore152.5 m
12:002.6 out of 51.1 m7 cross-shore162.5 m
13:003.0 out of 51.1 m6 cross-shore132.4 m
14:001.5 out of 51.2 m8 cross-onshore152.2 m
15:001.1 out of 51.4 m9 cross-onshore171.8 m
16:000.9 out of 51.5 m8 cross-onshore171.5 m
17:001.1 out of 51.6 m9 cross-shore171.2 m
18:001.1 out of 51.8 m9 cross-shore171.0 m
19:001.1 out of 51.9 m8 cross-shore161.1 m
20:001.2 out of 51.9 m7 cross-shore141.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 08:00–11:00. At 08:00: Great, 3.4 out of 5 — about 1.3 m, wind 2 kn glassy. Tide 1.6 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:003.4 out of 51.3 m2 glassy41.6 m
09:003.3 out of 51.3 m2 glassy41.9 m
10:002.7 out of 51.2 m7 cross-shore132.2 m
11:002.5 out of 51.2 m8 cross-shore152.5 m
12:002.6 out of 51.1 m7 cross-shore162.5 m
13:003.0 out of 51.1 m6 cross-shore132.4 m
14:001.5 out of 51.2 m8 cross-onshore152.2 m
15:001.1 out of 51.4 m9 cross-onshore171.8 m
16:000.9 out of 51.5 m8 cross-onshore171.5 m
17:001.1 out of 51.6 m9 cross-shore171.2 m
18:001.1 out of 51.8 m9 cross-shore171.0 m
19:001.1 out of 51.9 m8 cross-shore161.1 m
20:001.2 out of 51.9 m7 cross-shore141.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

17.2 °C
3/2 fullsuit
This week 16.7–17.4 °C
Air 16 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

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Spot guide

Best swell
SW–NW
Best wind
E (offshore)
Best tide
Works on all tides
First–last light
07:25–19:19

Ocean beach at the sea mouth of the Lagoa de Albufeira. Sandbank-dependent peaks, best when the lagoon is open to the sea (mostly rights) and lefts on south swell. The lagoon itself, just inland, is sheltered flat water — this page is about the ocean beach, not the lagoon.

Hazards lagoon-outlet current when the channel is open · rips and undertow · shifting sandbars · territorial local crowd

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Bicas, Praia do Meco. 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 Praia do Meco, Bicas, Fonte da Telha, Praia do Ouro (Sesimbra), Caparica — Infante

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

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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.