Costa Nova Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Beira, Portugal)

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Costa Nova Surf Guide

Costa Nova in North Portugal is an exposed beach/jetty break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Take care of pollution, rips.

Costa Nova Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/jetty	3	fairly consistent	16.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Costa Nova:

The best conditions reported for surf at Costa Nova occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Costa Nova with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 44% of the time in December while 54% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

44%

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

blown out

54%

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

too small

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

Explore Costa Nova Location Map

Interactive Costa Nova 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 closest passenger airport to Costa Nova is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, which is 69 km (43 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Costa Nova is Vila Real Airport (VRL), also in Acores, 113 km (70 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Costa Nova Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 00:20 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 07
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	7	7	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- off

Tides at Costa Nova

Current tide and informaton

For Aveiro, Portugal, 1 km from Costa Nova.

Next High Water: 07:08am | 2.55m

Next Low Water: 12:58am | 1.23m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Costa Nova Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.8 °C) at Costa Nova is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.