Praia do Meco

Sesimbra · 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 6 h 50 min

3.3Great

≈1.3 m · wind 2 kn

Size for you now≈1.5 min your range

Wind

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).

Best tide: Mid
Next 02:00–04:00

Next 8 days

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Best 08:00–10:00. At 09:00: Great, 3.3 out of 5 — about 1.3 m, wind 2 kn glassy. Tide 1.9 m.

Hour by hour, Today
Time	Score	Size	Wind	Gusts	Tide
08:00	2.9 out of 5	1.3 m	2 glassy	4	1.6 m
09:00	3.3 out of 5	1.3 m	2 glassy	4	1.9 m
10:00	1.9 out of 5	1.2 m	7 cross-shore	13	2.2 m
11:00	0.6 out of 5	1.2 m	8 cross-shore	15	2.5 m
12:00	0.7 out of 5	1.1 m	7 cross-shore	16	2.5 m
13:00	0.8 out of 5	1.1 m	6 cross-shore	13	2.4 m
14:00	1.1 out of 5	1.2 m	8 cross-onshore	15	2.2 m
15:00	1.1 out of 5	1.4 m	9 cross-onshore	17	1.8 m
16:00	0.7 out of 5	1.5 m	8 cross-onshore	17	1.5 m
17:00	0.4 out of 5	1.6 m	9 cross-shore	17	1.2 m
18:00	0.3 out of 5	1.8 m	9 cross-shore	17	1.0 m
19:00	0.3 out of 5	1.9 m	8 cross-shore	16	1.1 m
20:00	0.7 out of 5	1.9 m	7 cross-shore	14	1.3 m

Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 08:00–10:00. At 09:00: Great, 3.3 out of 5 — about 1.3 m, wind 2 kn glassy. Tide 1.9 m.

Hour by hour, Today
Time	Score	Size	Wind	Gusts	Tide
08:00	2.9 out of 5	1.3 m	2 glassy	4	1.6 m
09:00	3.3 out of 5	1.3 m	2 glassy	4	1.9 m
10:00	1.9 out of 5	1.2 m	7 cross-shore	13	2.2 m
11:00	0.6 out of 5	1.2 m	8 cross-shore	15	2.5 m
12:00	0.7 out of 5	1.1 m	7 cross-shore	16	2.5 m
13:00	0.8 out of 5	1.1 m	6 cross-shore	13	2.4 m
14:00	1.1 out of 5	1.2 m	8 cross-onshore	15	2.2 m
15:00	1.1 out of 5	1.4 m	9 cross-onshore	17	1.8 m
16:00	0.7 out of 5	1.5 m	8 cross-onshore	17	1.5 m
17:00	0.4 out of 5	1.6 m	9 cross-shore	17	1.2 m
18:00	0.3 out of 5	1.8 m	9 cross-shore	17	1.0 m
19:00	0.3 out of 5	1.9 m	8 cross-shore	16	1.1 m
20:00	0.7 out of 5	1.9 m	7 cross-shore	14	1.3 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: WSW–NNW
Best wind: ESE (offshore)
Best tide: Mid
First–last light: 07:25–19:19

Rugged, less-developed beach past Lagoa de Albufeira where the coast turns toward Sesimbra; picks up plenty of SW-W swell and stays relatively uncrowded outside peak summer.

Hazards rip currents · remote/unpatrolled sections · strong current near the rocks at the south end

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

Swimming conditions Tide times Sea 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

57.5%

Feb

53.9%

Mar

39.7%

Apr

41.8%

May

28.5%

Jun

13.5%

Jul

20.7%

Aug

17.4%

Sep

21.5%

Oct

41.7%

Nov

49.8%

Dec

53.1%

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.