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Zambujeira do Mar

Almograve / Zambujeira do Mar · Beach break · faces west

Not so great now. Best 08:00–10:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
08:00–10:00
in 7 h
3.5 of 5Great
≈1.2 m · wind 3 kn
Size for you now≈1.3 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
12 kn
gusts 19
cross-shore
Moderate breeze, from the north
Steady until 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the east

Tide

2.2 m
falling
  • Low05:371.3 m
  • High11:552.6 m
  • Low18:161.0 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: Great, 3.5 out of 5 — about 1.2 m, wind 3 kn offshore. Tide 1.7 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:003.5 out of 51.2 m3 offshore51.7 m
09:002.6 out of 51.1 m4 cross-offshore62.0 m
10:000.9 out of 51.1 m3 cross-offshore62.3 m
11:000.9 out of 51.1 m3 cross-shore52.5 m
12:000.9 out of 51.1 m3 glassy42.6 m
13:000.9 out of 51.1 m2 glassy42.4 m
14:000.8 out of 51.0 m1 glassy32.2 m
15:002.3 out of 51.0 m2 glassy31.8 m
16:002.4 out of 50.9 m6 cross-shore81.5 m
17:001.0 out of 50.8 m9 cross-shore121.2 m
18:000.3 out of 50.8 m14 cross-shore181.0 m
19:000.3 out of 50.7 m15 cross-shore191.1 m
20:000.7 out of 50.8 m14 cross-shore191.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 08:00–10:00. At 08:00: Great, 3.5 out of 5 — about 1.2 m, wind 3 kn offshore. Tide 1.7 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:003.5 out of 51.2 m3 offshore51.7 m
09:002.6 out of 51.1 m4 cross-offshore62.0 m
10:000.9 out of 51.1 m3 cross-offshore62.3 m
11:000.9 out of 51.1 m3 cross-shore52.5 m
12:000.9 out of 51.1 m3 glassy42.6 m
13:000.9 out of 51.1 m2 glassy42.4 m
14:000.8 out of 51.0 m1 glassy32.2 m
15:002.3 out of 51.0 m2 glassy31.8 m
16:002.4 out of 50.9 m6 cross-shore81.5 m
17:001.0 out of 50.8 m9 cross-shore121.2 m
18:000.3 out of 50.8 m14 cross-shore181.0 m
19:000.3 out of 50.7 m15 cross-shore191.1 m
20:000.7 out of 50.8 m14 cross-shore191.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

18.5 °C
3/2 fullsuit
This week 17.4–18.7 °C
Air 18 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

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Spot guide

Best swell
SW–WNW
Best wind
ENE (offshore)
Best tide
Low–mid
First–last light
07:23–19:18

Postcard cliff-and-village beach that wraps swell around the headlands into punchy, occasionally hollow peaks.

Hazards rocks at both headlands · rips · cliff-edge village access

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Almograve, Praia do Cavaleiro. 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 Carvalhal (Odemira), Praia do Cavaleiro, Odeceixe, Almograve, Amoreira

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
70.4%
Feb
69%
Mar
53.4%
Apr
54%
May
60.2%
Jun
53.9%
Jul
68.9%
Aug
71.1%
Sep
60.4%
Oct
64.7%
Nov
63.6%
Dec
70.3%
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.