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Póvoa de Varzim

Póvoa de Varzim / Vila do Conde · Beach break · faces west

Not great today. Best Monday 17:00–19:00.

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
≈2.2 m · wind 17 kn
Size for you now≈1.4 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
10 kn
gusts 14
cross-shore
Gentle breeze, from the south
Building to 15 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the east

Tide

2.4 m
falling
  • Low06:041.3 m
  • High12:222.7 m
  • Low18:431.1 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 2.2 m, wind 17 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.9 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.5 out of 52.1 m17 cross-shore221.6 m
09:000.6 out of 52.2 m17 cross-shore221.9 m
10:000.5 out of 52.3 m16 cross-shore222.2 m
11:000.2 out of 52.4 m15 cross-shore202.5 m
12:000.1 out of 52.4 m14 cross-shore192.7 m
13:000.1 out of 52.4 m13 cross-shore182.6 m
14:000.2 out of 52.4 m14 cross-shore182.4 m
15:000.3 out of 52.4 m16 cross-shore202.1 m
16:000.2 out of 52.5 m16 cross-shore211.7 m
17:000.1 out of 52.5 m17 cross-shore221.4 m
18:000.1 out of 52.5 m16 cross-shore221.1 m
19:000.1 out of 52.5 m16 cross-shore211.1 m
20:000.1 out of 52.5 m15 cross-shore211.2 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 2.2 m, wind 17 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.9 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.5 out of 52.1 m17 cross-shore221.6 m
09:000.6 out of 52.2 m17 cross-shore221.9 m
10:000.5 out of 52.3 m16 cross-shore222.2 m
11:000.2 out of 52.4 m15 cross-shore202.5 m
12:000.1 out of 52.4 m14 cross-shore192.7 m
13:000.1 out of 52.4 m13 cross-shore182.6 m
14:000.2 out of 52.4 m14 cross-shore182.4 m
15:000.3 out of 52.4 m16 cross-shore202.1 m
16:000.2 out of 52.5 m16 cross-shore211.7 m
17:000.1 out of 52.5 m17 cross-shore221.4 m
18:000.1 out of 52.5 m16 cross-shore221.1 m
19:000.1 out of 52.5 m16 cross-shore211.1 m
20:000.1 out of 52.5 m15 cross-shore211.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

14.8 °C
4/3 fullsuit (boots optional)
This week 14.8–15.8 °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
07:26–19:15

Popular surf-town beach break with several peaks along the promenade; picks up plenty of swell year-round.

Hazards rip currents around the rock groins · crowds in town section

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Árvore, Azurara, Caxinas, Mindelo, Vila Chã, Vila do Conde. 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 Caxinas, Vila do Conde, Azurara, Aguçadoura, Árvore

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
76.3%
Feb
76.6%
Mar
72%
Apr
69.5%
May
70.8%
Jun
68.2%
Jul
68.4%
Aug
64%
Sep
76.4%
Oct
82.3%
Nov
78.6%
Dec
90.5%
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.