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Praia do Norte / Nazaré Canyon

Nazaré · Beach break · faces northwest

Not a spot for this level

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Size for you now≈2.2 m

Wind

Nsealand
5 kn
gusts 8
onshore
Light breeze, from the northwest
Building to 18 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the southeast

Tide

2.3 m
falling
  • Low05:551.3 m
  • High12:112.6 m
  • Low18:331.0 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Mid
Next 02:00–04:00

Next 8 days

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Peak at 08:00. At 08:00: Not so great, 0.0 out of 5 — about 2.0 m, wind 18 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.6 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.0 out of 52.0 m18 cross-shore251.6 m
09:000.0 out of 52.2 m18 cross-shore241.9 m
10:000.0 out of 52.3 m17 cross-shore242.2 m
11:000.0 out of 52.6 m14 cross-shore222.5 m
12:000.0 out of 52.8 m15 cross-shore192.6 m
13:000.0 out of 53.0 m16 cross-shore202.5 m
14:000.0 out of 53.2 m16 cross-shore212.3 m
15:000.0 out of 53.3 m17 cross-shore222.0 m
16:000.0 out of 53.4 m17 cross-shore221.6 m
17:000.0 out of 53.5 m17 cross-shore231.3 m
18:000.0 out of 53.5 m17 cross-shore231.1 m
19:000.0 out of 53.6 m17 cross-shore231.1 m
20:000.0 out of 53.6 m18 cross-shore241.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Peak at 08:00. At 08:00: Not so great, 0.0 out of 5 — about 2.0 m, wind 18 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.6 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.0 out of 52.0 m18 cross-shore251.6 m
09:000.0 out of 52.2 m18 cross-shore241.9 m
10:000.0 out of 52.3 m17 cross-shore242.2 m
11:000.0 out of 52.6 m14 cross-shore222.5 m
12:000.0 out of 52.8 m15 cross-shore192.6 m
13:000.0 out of 53.0 m16 cross-shore202.5 m
14:000.0 out of 53.2 m16 cross-shore212.3 m
15:000.0 out of 53.3 m17 cross-shore222.0 m
16:000.0 out of 53.4 m17 cross-shore221.6 m
17:000.0 out of 53.5 m17 cross-shore231.3 m
18:000.0 out of 53.5 m17 cross-shore231.1 m
19:000.0 out of 53.6 m17 cross-shore231.1 m
20:000.0 out of 53.6 m18 cross-shore241.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

16.2 °C
4/3 fullsuit (boots optional)
This week 15.6–16.3 °C
Air 17 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

Beach cams

Praia do Norte — Canhão da Nazaré
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Spot guide

Best swell
W–NNW
Best wind
ESE (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
07:26–19:18

Canyon-focused big-wave spot — the Nazaré Canyon funnels and amplifies swell energy in a way a standard wave model and our sizeFactor cannot represent; treat this forecast as indicative only, never trust it for actual size, and never send anyone but a tow team here.

Hazards giant surf · extreme currents · tow-only on big days · closeout / no safe channel on the largest swells · rocks at the point below the fort

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Nazaré — Praia (town beach). 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 Nazaré — Praia (town beach), Paredes da Vitória, São Martinho do Porto, Salir do Porto, Pedra do Ouro

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
71.8%
Feb
66%
Mar
58.7%
Apr
59%
May
43%
Jun
53.3%
Jul
53.2%
Aug
50.9%
Sep
53.2%
Oct
73.1%
Nov
76.2%
Dec
76.3%
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.