Praia do Bordeira Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Algarve, Portugal)

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Praia do Bordeira Surf Guide

Praia do Bordeira in The Algarve is an exposed sandbar break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southeast with some shelter here from south winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The sandbar break provides left and right handers. Watch out for rocks.

Praia do Bordeira Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	1	fairly consistent	16.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Praia do Bordeira:

The best conditions reported for surf at Praia do Bordeira occur when a 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 do Bordeira (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Praia do Bordeira with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 35% of the time in October while 60% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

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

blown out

60%

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 do Bordeira Location Map

Interactive Praia do Bordeira 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 do Bordeira is Faro Airport (FAO) in Acores, which is 86 km (53 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Praia do Bordeira is Lisboa (Lisbon) Airport (LIS) in Portugal, 177 km (110 miles) away.

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Praia do Bordeira Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 22:51 Local Time

m, °C	Thu	Friday 08
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	7	7	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	off	off

What does Praia do Bordeira look like?

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Credit: Lorenz Iblher Credit: Lorenz Iblher Credit: Lorenz Iblher

Tides at Praia do Bordeira

Current tide and informaton

For Carrapateira, 0 km from Praia do Bordeira.

Next High Water: 07:16am | 1.97m

Next Low Water: 01:04am | 0.85m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Praia do Bordeira Sea Temperature

The Praia do Bordeira water temperature is rather cool (16.9 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

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