Bafureira Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Lisboa, Portugal)

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Bafureira Surf Guide

Bafureira in Lisbon is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. A right hand reef. Best around low tide when the tide is falling. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rips and rocks.

Bafureira Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	17.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bafureira:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bafureira occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Bafureira (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Bafureira with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 8% of the time in April while 9% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 83% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

83%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bafureira Location Map

Interactive Bafureira 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 Bafureira is Lisboa (Lisbon) Airport (LIS) in Portugal, which is 22 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Bafureira is Talavera La Real (Badajoz) Airport (BJZ) in Spain, 221 km (137 miles) away.

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Bafureira Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 15:02 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05			Wed
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Bafureira

Current tide and informaton

For Sao Domingos de Rana, 3 km from Bafureira.

Next High Water: 05:29pm | 2.48m

Next Low Water: 11:42pm | 0.58m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Bafureira Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.4 °C) at Bafureira is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 15.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite