Praia Pequena Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Lisboa, Portugal)

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Praia Pequena Surf Guide

Praia Pequena in Lisboa is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Praia Pequena Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Praia Pequena:

The best conditions reported for surf at Praia Pequena occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Praia Pequena 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 41% of the time in December while 56% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 3% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

41%

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

blown out

56%

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 Praia Pequena Location Map

Interactive Praia Pequena 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 Pequena is Lisboa (Lisbon) Airport (LIS) in Portugal, which is 30 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Praia Pequena is Talavera La Real (Badajoz) Airport (BJZ) in Spain, 230 km (143 miles) away.

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Praia Pequena Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 10:57 Local Time

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

What does Praia Pequena look like?

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Credit: Cláudia Candeias

Praia Pequena Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.7 °C) at Praia Pequena 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.