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Praia das Maçãs

Sintra Coast · Beach break · faces west

Not great today. Best Sunday 16:00–18:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
08:00–10:00
in 7 h
2.4 of 5Decent
≈1.3 m · wind 5 kn
Size for you now≈1.5 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
2 kn
gusts 2
glassy
Light air, from the southwest
Building to 8 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the east

Tide

2.2 m
falling
  • Low05:451.3 m
  • High12:022.6 m
  • Low18:231.0 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Mid
Next 02:00–04:00

Next 8 days

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Best 08:00–10:00. At 08:00: Decent, 2.4 out of 5 — about 1.3 m, wind 5 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.6 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:002.4 out of 51.3 m5 cross-shore81.6 m
09:002.1 out of 51.2 m10 cross-shore161.9 m
10:001.4 out of 51.1 m12 cross-shore192.3 m
11:000.4 out of 51.3 m11 cross-shore192.5 m
12:000.4 out of 51.4 m12 cross-shore202.6 m
13:000.3 out of 51.6 m12 cross-shore212.5 m
14:000.7 out of 51.8 m12 cross-shore212.2 m
15:000.9 out of 51.9 m13 cross-shore221.9 m
16:000.6 out of 52.1 m13 cross-shore221.5 m
17:000.3 out of 52.1 m12 cross-shore211.2 m
18:000.2 out of 52.3 m11 cross-shore201.0 m
19:000.2 out of 52.3 m9 cross-shore171.1 m
20:000.3 out of 52.3 m8 cross-shore151.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 08:00–10:00. At 08:00: Decent, 2.4 out of 5 — about 1.3 m, wind 5 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.6 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:002.4 out of 51.3 m5 cross-shore81.6 m
09:002.1 out of 51.2 m10 cross-shore161.9 m
10:001.4 out of 51.1 m12 cross-shore192.3 m
11:000.4 out of 51.3 m11 cross-shore192.5 m
12:000.4 out of 51.4 m12 cross-shore202.6 m
13:000.3 out of 51.6 m12 cross-shore212.5 m
14:000.7 out of 51.8 m12 cross-shore212.2 m
15:000.9 out of 51.9 m13 cross-shore221.9 m
16:000.6 out of 52.1 m13 cross-shore221.5 m
17:000.3 out of 52.1 m12 cross-shore211.2 m
18:000.2 out of 52.3 m11 cross-shore201.0 m
19:000.2 out of 52.3 m9 cross-shore171.1 m
20:000.3 out of 52.3 m8 cross-shore151.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

16.7 °C
4/3 fullsuit (boots optional)
This week 16.0–16.8 °C
Air 16 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

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Spot guide

Best swell
WSW–NW
Best wind
ESE (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
07:27–19:20

Popular family beach town break near the Colares rivermouth; friendly peaks close in, punchier out the back.

Hazards rocks at the north end near the headland

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Adraga, Praia do Magoito, Praia Grande (Sintra), Praia Pequena. 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 Pequena, Praia Grande (Sintra), Adraga, Praia do Magoito, Guincho

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
66.8%
Feb
65.3%
Mar
55.2%
Apr
56.7%
May
42.9%
Jun
53.2%
Jul
51.6%
Aug
45.4%
Sep
57.6%
Oct
66.1%
Nov
58.3%
Dec
74.7%
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.