Belgas surf break

Belgas surfForecast / Peniche / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 WEST
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Belgas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Belgas sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Belgas today?

The current surf forecast for Belgas at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (12 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Belgas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
193
143
137
103
99
96
73
67
66
43
119
116
140
134
162
247
387
555
672
886
1611
1859
1680
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:04PM2.25m
00:17AM2.49m
12:53PM2.47m
1:07AM2.67m
1:38PM2.68m
1:55AM2.83m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.73m
6:38AM0.45m
6:55PM0.53m
7:24AM0.27m
7:43PM0.32m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:40
8:42
8:43
2
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
15
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
11
0.2
NNW
16
0.4
NNW
14
0.8
NNW
14
1.1
NNW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
253
193
143
137
103
99
96
73
67
66
43
119
116
140
3
3
9
24
80
210
390
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
6
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
5
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
40
10
10
10
31
31
23
16
16
12
30
7
7
4
3
2
1
12
11
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.4
SW
6
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
3
1
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.2
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
Energy kJ
41
41
41
1
134
162
247
387
555
672
886
1611
1859
1680
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
1
4
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
3
8
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
268
1009
936
83
17
89
121
497
1029
993
492
492
351
Best forecast wave conditions in Peniche
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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