Surf Forecasts:
Praia do Baleal surf forecast from 2 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 12 Nov, 12AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period, NNW swell with 1,042 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 3 Nov, 3AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Praia do Baleal this week:
The surf forecast for Praia do Baleal over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 03) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Praia do Baleal in the next 16 days are 2.2m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 12) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 08) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Tue 3rd Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Thu 12th Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praia do Baleal over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 581 | 263 | 161 | 119 | 222 | 171 | 106 | 107 | 325 | 370 | 247 | 195 | 121 | 76 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 137 | 150 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | off | cross-off | on | glassy | off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:26PM2.65m | 9:47AM2.93m | 10:43PM2.76m | 10:58AM3.04m | 11:41PM2.92m | 11:54AM3.17m | 00:28AM3.08m | 12:41PM3.27m | 1:08AM3.20m | 1:21PM3.31m | 1:43AM3.29m | 1:59PM3.30m | 2:17AM3.33m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM1.15m | 3:28AM1.38m | 4:26PM1.06m | 4:45AM1.25m | 5:28PM0.92m | 5:44AM1.08m | 6:16PM0.80m | 6:31AM0.92m | 6:57PM0.72m | 7:12AM0.80m | 7:32PM0.69m | 7:49AM0.73m | 8:05PM0.70m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 581 | 263 | 161 | 119 | 103 | 106 | 68 | 107 | 325 | 370 | 247 | 195 | 121 | 76 | 32 | 89 | 102 | 93 | 100 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 10 | WNW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | SW 6 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 45 | 41 | 65 | 222 | 171 | 106 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 137 | 150 | 221 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 19 | WNW 17 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 6 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | W 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 29 | 96 | 57 | 25 | 14 | 85 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 126 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 229 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 370 |
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