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Praia Pequena

Sintra Coast · Beach break · faces northwest

Quiet week. Best bet Tuesday 11:00–13:00.

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 southeast

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-onshore. Tide 1.6 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:002.4 out of 51.3 m5 cross-onshore81.6 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 52.2 m12 cross-shore211.2 m
18:000.1 out of 52.3 m11 cross-shore201.0 m
19:000.1 out of 52.4 m9 cross-shore171.1 m
20:000.2 out of 52.5 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-onshore. Tide 1.6 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:002.4 out of 51.3 m5 cross-onshore81.6 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 52.2 m12 cross-shore211.2 m
18:000.1 out of 52.3 m11 cross-shore201.0 m
19:000.1 out of 52.4 m9 cross-shore171.1 m
20:000.2 out of 52.5 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
W–NNW
Best wind
ESE (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
07:27–19:20

Hazards rip currents on bigger swells · rocks at the cove edges and at low tide · waves close out fast at high tide or big swell · shallow shorebreak close to the sand · steep cliff path and stairs to the beach · tight lineup with collision risk

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

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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.