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São João da Caparica

Costa da Caparica · Beach break · faces southwest

Provisional forecast — this spot's profile hasn't been verified yet; scores are conservative and alerts are off.

No rideable window in the next 8 days

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
12:00–13:00
in 11 h
0.3 of 5Not so great
≈0.4 m · wind 6 kn
Size for you now≈0.1 msmall for you

Wind

Nsealand
2 kn
gusts 4
glassy
Light air, from the north
Building to 6 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the northeast

Tide

2.4 m
falling
  • Low05:541.4 m
  • High12:072.8 m
  • Low18:331.2 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Low–mid
Next 03:00–05:00

Next 8 days

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Best 12:00–13:00. At 12:00: Not so great, 0.3 out of 5 — about 0.4 m, wind 6 kn cross-offshore. Tide 2.8 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.2 out of 50.1 m2 glassy61.8 m
09:000.2 out of 50.1 m3 glassy62.1 m
10:000.1 out of 50.1 m7 cross-offshore132.4 m
11:000.2 out of 50.4 m8 offshore152.7 m
12:000.3 out of 50.4 m6 cross-offshore152.8 m
13:000.2 out of 50.4 m7 cross-shore152.7 m
14:000.1 out of 50.1 m9 cross-shore182.5 m
15:000.1 out of 50.1 m8 cross-shore182.1 m
16:000.1 out of 50.1 m9 cross-shore181.7 m
17:000.1 out of 50.2 m9 cross-shore181.4 m
18:000.1 out of 50.2 m9 cross-shore181.2 m
19:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 cross-shore171.2 m
20:000.2 out of 50.2 m6 cross-shore151.4 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 12:00–13:00. At 12:00: Not so great, 0.3 out of 5 — about 0.4 m, wind 6 kn cross-offshore. Tide 2.8 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.2 out of 50.1 m2 glassy61.8 m
09:000.2 out of 50.1 m3 glassy62.1 m
10:000.1 out of 50.1 m7 cross-offshore132.4 m
11:000.2 out of 50.4 m8 offshore152.7 m
12:000.3 out of 50.4 m6 cross-offshore152.8 m
13:000.2 out of 50.4 m7 cross-shore152.7 m
14:000.1 out of 50.1 m9 cross-shore182.5 m
15:000.1 out of 50.1 m8 cross-shore182.1 m
16:000.1 out of 50.1 m9 cross-shore181.7 m
17:000.1 out of 50.2 m9 cross-shore181.4 m
18:000.1 out of 50.2 m9 cross-shore181.2 m
19:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 cross-shore171.2 m
20:000.2 out of 50.2 m6 cross-shore151.4 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

17.4 °C
3/2 fullsuit
This week 16.8–17.5 °C
Air 13 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

Beach cams

Costa de Caparica | São João | Cova do Vapor
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Spot guide

Best swell
S–W
Best wind
NE (offshore)
Best tide
Low–mid
First–last light
07:26–19:19

Hazards strong current beside the pier · rip gullies (agueiros) in front of beach bars · very crowded at weekends · no lifeguard outside june to september

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Caparica — Castelo, Caparica — Infante, Caparica — Praia Nova, Caparica — Riviera, Caparica — Sereia, Costa da Caparica (town / CDS / Tarquínio), Cova do Vapor, Fonte da Telha, Praia do Norte (Caparica). 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 Cova do Vapor, Praia do Norte (Caparica), Costa da Caparica (town / CDS / Tarquínio), Caparica — Praia Nova, Caparica — Riviera

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

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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.