Praia do Norte surf break

Praia do Norte surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 21 May 2026 WEST
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Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia do Norte sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Praia do Norte today?

The current surf forecast for Praia do Norte at 7AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (21 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (21 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
0
1
1
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1117
936
835
686
581
571
531
531
572
582
679
634
622
622
545
545
545
469
460
392
408
427
324
410
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
15
W
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
5
E
0
ENE
5
SE
5
S
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
SW
0
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NNE
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:03AM2.51m
7:24PM2.75m
8:07AM2.34m
8:29PM2.61m
9:17AM2.23m
9:40PM2.50m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.27m
12:59PM0.53m
1:51AM0.44m
2:02PM0.69m
3:01AM0.57m
3:14PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:49
8:50
1
1
Temp °C
18
20
20
23
24
23
24
22
23
22
21
24
26
26
20
18
20
19
16
19
24
24
19
18
16
19
19
22
21
22
22
20
22
22
20
23
25
25
17
15
18
17
16
19
25
22
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1117
936
835
686
581
571
531
531
572
582
679
634
622
622
545
545
545
469
460
392
408
427
324
410
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
8
8
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
8
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
2
2
1
8
7
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
5
Energy kJ
3
3
2
4
4
5
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
23
34
38
25
0
0
0
0
10
64
25
103
103
0
38
38
38
0
103
38
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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