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Praia Azul

Santa Cruz / Torres Vedras · beach

Now0.6/5

Ankle-high at 0.5 m — a foamie or a longboard at best

0.5m @ 8s NW · 1kW/m · +0.3m @ 13s NNWsecondary swell · 3kn NNW →cross

Tide2.4m↓ falling· low in 4h37
🌊 19.1°Cwater25°CairWear:3/2 fullsuitSeaSlightUV6 HighSurfaceCleanConsistencyMixed(50)
TideLow 16:07 1.2mHigh 22:32 2.5mLow 04:44 1.3mHigh 11:12 2.6mOfficial tide predictions (WorldTides).
Santa Cruz — Praia Azul
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8-day outlook · Intermediate

Swell height · metres
1.70.80SatSunMonTueWedThuFriSatm
secondary swell
Wind · knots
12.66.30SatSunMonTueWedThuFriSatkn

Hour by hour

TimeScoreSwellWindTide
07:001.20.6m 7s WNW+0.3m 7s NNW1kn NNE →0.7 ↑
08:000.70.6m 7s WNW+0.3m 9s NNW0kn S →0.9 ↑
09:000.40.6m 7s WNW+0.3m 11s NNW2kn NE →1.0 ↑
10:000.40.6m 7s WNW+0.3m 12s NNW2kn N →1.0 ↓
11:000.60.5m 8s NW+0.3m 13s NNW3kn NNW →0.9 ↓
12:000.80.5m 10s NW+0.3m 14s NNW4kn NNW →0.7 ↓
13:000.30.4m 11–14s NNW+0.3m 13s NNW5kn NW ↘0.5 ↓
14:000.50.4m 12–14s NNW+0.3m 13s NNW6kn NW → g110.2 ↓
15:000.40.5m 11–14s NW+0.4m 12s NNW6kn NW ↘ g120.1 ↓
16:000.40.6m 11–14s NW+0.5m 10s NNW6kn NW ↘ g120.0 ↓
17:000.40.7m 11–14s NW+0.5m 9s NW7kn NW ↘ g130.0 ↑
18:001.10.8m 11–14s NNW+0.6m 8s NW5kn NW ↘ g130.2 ↑
19:001.30.9m 11–14s NNW+0.6m 7s WNW5kn NNW → g100.4 ↑
20:001.40.9m 11–14s NNW+0.6m 6s WNW5kn NNW →0.7 ↑
21:000.91.0m 11–14s NNW+0.6m 6s WNW3kn N →0.9 ↑

Spot guide

Best swell
WSW–NW
Best wind
E (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
06:43–20:31

Wide, mellow-er stretch north of Santa Cruz; surf-school territory. Softer banks than Física on the same swell.

Hazards scattered rock outcrops

Best time of year

Jan
67.5%
Feb
67%
Mar
51.8%
Apr
51.7%
May
46%
Jun
53.6%
Jul
59.9%
Aug
65.5%
Sep
56.5%
Oct
63%
Nov
57.5%
Dec
71.1%
Clean Blown out Too small
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