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Praia Física

Santa Cruz / Torres Vedras · Beach break · faces west

Not great today. Best 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
1.8 of 5Marginal
≈1.4 m · wind 10 kn
Size for you now≈1.7 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
1 kn
gusts 3
glassy
Light air, from the west
Building to 9 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the east

Tide

2.3 m
falling
  • Low05:501.3 m
  • High12:072.6 m
  • Low18:281.1 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Low–mid
Next 03:00–05:00

Next 8 days

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Best 08:00–10:00. At 08:00: Marginal, 1.8 out of 5 — about 1.4 m, wind 10 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.7 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:001.8 out of 51.4 m10 cross-shore161.7 m
09:001.5 out of 51.4 m10 cross-shore162.0 m
10:000.4 out of 51.3 m11 cross-shore192.3 m
11:000.4 out of 51.6 m12 cross-shore202.5 m
12:000.3 out of 51.8 m12 cross-shore202.6 m
13:000.2 out of 52.0 m12 cross-shore212.6 m
14:000.2 out of 52.2 m13 cross-shore222.3 m
15:000.4 out of 52.3 m13 cross-shore222.0 m
16:000.4 out of 52.4 m12 cross-shore221.6 m
17:000.2 out of 52.5 m12 cross-shore211.3 m
18:000.1 out of 52.5 m11 cross-shore191.1 m
19:000.0 out of 52.6 m9 cross-shore181.1 m
20:000.0 out of 52.7 m9 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: Marginal, 1.8 out of 5 — about 1.4 m, wind 10 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.7 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:001.8 out of 51.4 m10 cross-shore161.7 m
09:001.5 out of 51.4 m10 cross-shore162.0 m
10:000.4 out of 51.3 m11 cross-shore192.3 m
11:000.4 out of 51.6 m12 cross-shore202.5 m
12:000.3 out of 51.8 m12 cross-shore202.6 m
13:000.2 out of 52.0 m12 cross-shore212.6 m
14:000.2 out of 52.2 m13 cross-shore222.3 m
15:000.4 out of 52.3 m13 cross-shore222.0 m
16:000.4 out of 52.4 m12 cross-shore221.6 m
17:000.2 out of 52.5 m12 cross-shore211.3 m
18:000.1 out of 52.5 m11 cross-shore191.1 m
19:000.0 out of 52.6 m9 cross-shore181.1 m
20:000.0 out of 52.7 m9 cross-shore151.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

16.3 °C
4/3 fullsuit (boots optional)
This week 15.7–16.4 °C
Air 15 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

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Santa Cruz — Navio nearby
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Spot guide

Best swell
WSW–NW
Best wind
ESE (offshore)
Best tide
Low–mid
First–last light
07:26–19:19

Santa Cruz's consistent performer — punchier peaks than Azul, contest venue pedigree. Best banks shift seasonally.

Hazards strong rips when overhead · rocks near cliffs

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Porto Novo (Maceira), Praia Azul, Praia do Centro (Norte), Santa Cruz (Navio), Santa Rita. 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 do Centro (Norte), Santa Cruz (Navio), Praia Azul, Santa Rita, Porto Novo (Maceira)

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
68.6%
Feb
66.4%
Mar
51.8%
Apr
56.2%
May
46.2%
Jun
59%
Jul
59.4%
Aug
61.6%
Sep
61.5%
Oct
71.5%
Nov
60.1%
Dec
76.1%
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.