Praia do Norte surf break

Praia do Norte surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia do Norte today?

The current surf forecast for Praia do Norte at 2AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (09 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (09 May)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
1.1
SW
7
1.4
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.3
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
12
1.5
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
70
101
118
253
227
201
289
581
783
782
705
1201
1000
959
1006
1260
1067
764
589
461
512
553
563
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:05PM2.21m
8:45AM1.96m
9:13PM2.17m
10:00AM1.98m
10:23PM2.23m
11:09AM2.10m
Low Tide
1:35PM0.96m
2:31AM0.95m
2:41PM1.03m
3:44AM0.94m
3:57PM1.01m
4:53AM0.83m
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thunderstorm
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rain showers
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6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38
4
1
6
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
14
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
14
12
12
12
15
17
18
16
14
14
14
14
16
18
15
15
10
8
8
9
11
9
10
10
10
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
11
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
WNW
13
1.1
SW
7
1.4
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
0.8
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
13
1
NNW
12
2.1
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
0.7
NNW
12
0.6
N
11
2.2
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
11
Energy kJ
37
31
101
118
253
227
201
178
227
278
782
705
1201
1000
959
1006
142
93
764
589
422
306
553
563
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NNW
7
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
12
0.4
NW
14
0.6
NW
13
0.8
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
12
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
Energy kJ
41
70
20
99
89
117
115
111
109
148
254
246
229
176
173
111
64
128
193
336
461
512
264
178
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
13
0.6
NNW
13
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.5
NNW
10
0.6
N
12
0.2
W
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.1
SW
18
0.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
9
9
9
20
10
70
114
2
8
143
123
56
96
8
19
13
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
S
3
0.5
SE
3
1.6
SW
8
2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
9
Energy kJ
3
13
39
8
5
289
581
783
1260
1067
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
31
0
109
203
171
32
32
345
345
341
398
336
345
345
345
411
345
345
203
203
32
32
32
345
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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