Praia da Tocha Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Beira, Portugal)

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Praia da Tocha Surf Guide

Praia da Tocha in Beira is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include - Rips / undertow.

Praia da Tocha Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Praia da Tocha:

The best conditions reported for surf at Praia da Tocha occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Praia da Tocha 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 46% of the time in December while 51% 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

46%

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

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

Explore Praia da Tocha Location Map

Interactive Praia da Tocha 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 Praia da Tocha is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, which is 103 km (64 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Praia da Tocha is Vila Real Airport (VRL), also in Acores, 141 km (88 miles) away.

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Praia da Tocha Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 17:44 Local Time

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

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Tides at Praia da Tocha

Current tide and informaton

For Praia da Tocha, 0 km from Praia da Tocha.

Next High Water: 05:46pm | 2.6m

Next Low Water: 12:06pm | 0.73m

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Praia da Tocha Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.4 °C) at Praia da Tocha 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 (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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