Nazare Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Beira, Portugal)

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Nazare Surf Guide

Nazare in North Portugal is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here.

Nazare Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	fairly consistent	16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Nazare:

The best conditions reported for surf at Nazare 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 Nazare (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Nazare 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 36% of the time in December while 51% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 13% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

36%

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

blown out

51%

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

too small

13%

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

Explore Nazare Location Map

Interactive Nazare 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 Nazare is Lisboa (Lisbon) Airport (LIS) in Portugal, which is 91 km (57 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Nazare is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 186 km (116 miles) away.

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Nazare Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 22:00 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	8	9	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

What does Nazare look like?

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Tides at Nazare

Current tide and informaton

For Nazare, 1 km from Nazare.

Next High Water: 06:06am | 2.3m

Next Low Water: 11:56pm | 0.6m

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Nazare Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.4 °C) at Nazare is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (15.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Nazare

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

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Wind History at Nazare

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

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Nazare Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 12 votes.

Overall:4.0
Quality on a good day:4.5
Consistency of Surf:4.4
Difficulty Level:4.6
Wind and Kite Surfing:4.2
Crowds:4.4
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Margarida from Portugal

“I love Nazare and I'm happy it was discovered by surfers like Garrett McNamara. Nazare owes him a lot. That's why I tried to write something about this in hubpages. You can find the article called Monster Waves in Nazaré, Portugal.”

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