Praia dos Aivados Surf Guide

Praia dos Aivados in Portugal - Alentejo is an exposed beach break that has very consistent surf and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the south. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Praia dos Aivados Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach3very consistent
16.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Praia dos Aivados:

The best conditions reported for surf at Praia dos Aivados occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

Explore Praia dos Aivados Location Map

Interactive Praia dos Aivados surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Praia dos Aivados is Lisboa (Lisbon) Airport (LIS) in Portugal, which is 113 km (70 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Praia dos Aivados is Faro Airport (FAO) in Acores, 114 km (71 miles) away.

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Praia dos Aivados Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 17:25 Local Time
Wednesday 06Thu
4PM7PM10PM1AM
Wave (m)
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NNW
1.4
NNW
Period (s) 8 6 6 6
Wind (km/h)
25
25
20
15
Wind State cross-
on
cross-
on
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Swell History at Praia dos Aivados

Surf stats for Praia dos Aivados, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Praia dos Aivados

Wind stats for Praia dos Aivados, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


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