Praia do Norte surf break

Praia do Norte surfForecast / Beira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 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 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 2PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (12 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
2
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
314
253
193
143
137
103
99
96
73
67
66
43
119
108
82
172
186
286
438
604
707
908
1558
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:06PM2.28m
00:20AM2.53m
12:55PM2.50m
1:09AM2.71m
1:40PM2.72m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.66m
6:06PM0.74m
6:40AM0.46m
6:58PM0.53m
7:26AM0.27m
7:45PM0.32m
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:40
8:42
8:43
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
15
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
12
11
13
14
13
13
15
13
12
12
15
13
13
14
12
11
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
11
0.2
NNW
16
0.4
NNW
14
0.8
NNW
14
1.1
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
12
Energy kJ
392
314
253
193
143
137
103
99
96
73
67
66
43
119
108
82
3
3
9
24
80
210
390
518
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
58
44
44
41
10
10
43
30
22
16
15
8
30
7
7
4
3
2
7
2
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.4
SW
6
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
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
2
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
Energy kJ
41
44
1
4
14
172
186
286
438
604
707
908
1558
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
1
4
4
2
Distance (km)
10
0
23
34
34
34
2
0
0
0
0
288
1034
917
106
0
64
97
472
1054
973
467
467
329
Best forecast wave conditions in Beira
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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