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Vila Chã

Póvoa de Varzim / Vila do Conde · 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
08:00–09:00
in 6 h 50 min
0.8 of 5Not so great
≈1.9 m · wind 17 kn
Size for you now≈1.2 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
10 kn
gusts 14
cross-shore
Gentle breeze, from the south
Building to 15 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the east

Tide

2.4 m
falling
  • Low06:041.3 m
  • High12:222.7 m
  • Low18:431.1 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Low–mid
Next 03:00–05:00

Next 8 days

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Best 08:00–09:00. At 08:00: Not so great, 0.8 out of 5 — about 1.9 m, wind 17 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.6 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.8 out of 51.9 m17 cross-shore221.6 m
09:000.8 out of 52.0 m17 cross-shore221.9 m
10:000.5 out of 52.1 m16 cross-shore222.2 m
11:000.2 out of 52.1 m15 cross-shore202.5 m
12:000.2 out of 52.2 m14 cross-shore192.7 m
13:000.2 out of 52.2 m13 cross-shore182.6 m
14:000.2 out of 52.2 m14 cross-shore182.4 m
15:000.5 out of 52.2 m16 cross-shore202.1 m
16:000.6 out of 52.2 m16 cross-shore211.7 m
17:000.5 out of 52.2 m17 cross-shore221.4 m
18:000.4 out of 52.2 m16 cross-shore221.1 m
19:000.3 out of 52.3 m16 cross-shore211.1 m
20:000.5 out of 52.2 m15 cross-shore211.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 08:00–09:00. At 08:00: Not so great, 0.8 out of 5 — about 1.9 m, wind 17 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.6 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.8 out of 51.9 m17 cross-shore221.6 m
09:000.8 out of 52.0 m17 cross-shore221.9 m
10:000.5 out of 52.1 m16 cross-shore222.2 m
11:000.2 out of 52.1 m15 cross-shore202.5 m
12:000.2 out of 52.2 m14 cross-shore192.7 m
13:000.2 out of 52.2 m13 cross-shore182.6 m
14:000.2 out of 52.2 m14 cross-shore182.4 m
15:000.5 out of 52.2 m16 cross-shore202.1 m
16:000.6 out of 52.2 m16 cross-shore211.7 m
17:000.5 out of 52.2 m17 cross-shore221.4 m
18:000.4 out of 52.2 m16 cross-shore221.1 m
19:000.3 out of 52.3 m16 cross-shore211.1 m
20:000.5 out of 52.2 m15 cross-shore211.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

14.8 °C
4/3 fullsuit (boots optional)
This week 14.8–15.8 °C
Air 15 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

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Spot guide

Best swell
WSW–NW
Best wind
E (offshore)
Best tide
Low–mid
First–last light
07:26–19:15

Hazards rocks around the small sandy pocket · fishing boats launching off the sand · stream mouth · no lifeguard off-season

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Árvore, Azurara, Caxinas, Mindelo, Póvoa de Varzim, Vila do Conde. 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 Mindelo, Angeiras, Árvore, Pedras do Corgo, Azurara

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.