Praia do Norte surf break

Praia do Norte surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 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 6PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
1.1
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
0.9
NNW
12
1.9
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.1
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2
W
9
2.1
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.3
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
52
41
70
101
143
182
210
188
224
413
902
723
627
520
559
646
631
588
498
494
510
528
446
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:39AM2.03m
8:05PM2.21m
8:45AM1.96m
9:13PM2.17m
10:00AM1.98m
10:23PM2.23m
Low Tide
1:35PM0.96m
2:31AM0.95m
2:41PM1.03m
3:44AM0.94m
3:57PM1.01m
4:53AM0.83m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:28
6:28
6:26
6:26
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8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38
4
2
1
10
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
18
18
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
15
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
11
13
14
15
11
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
11
10
10
11
10
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
WNW
13
1.1
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
13
1
NNW
12
2.1
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.7
N
11
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
Energy kJ
62
52
37
31
101
143
182
210
188
224
249
278
723
627
229
217
214
109
179
123
494
510
528
412
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
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
12
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
NNW
10
0.4
NW
14
0.6
NW
12
0.9
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
Energy kJ
42
42
41
70
20
99
89
117
115
111
109
156
274
242
152
68
56
46
126
218
368
392
446
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NNW
13
0.7
NNW
13
0.2
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
N
12
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
Energy kJ
3
3
9
9
9
20
13
70
151
8
198
202
24
37
101
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.5
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
1.3
SW
8
1.9
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
1.8
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2
W
9
2.1
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
Energy kJ
1
7
22
41
8
9
210
413
902
520
559
646
631
588
498
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
34
34
334
25
68
156
336
34
32
336
334
345
398
32
32
34
411
345
345
345
32
23
23
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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