Praia de Mira Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Beira, Portugal)

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Praia de Mira Surf Guide

Praia de Mira in North Portugal is an exposed beach break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

Praia de Mira Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	consistent	16.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Praia de Mira:

The best conditions reported for surf at Praia de Mira occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Praia de Mira (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Praia de Mira with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 44% of the time in December while 54% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

44%

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

blown out

54%

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 de Mira Location Map

Interactive Praia de Mira 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 closest passenger airport to Praia de Mira is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, which is 74 km (46 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Praia de Mira is Vila Real Airport (VRL), also in Acores, 116 km (72 miles) away.

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Praia de Mira Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 21:36 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- off

What does Praia de Mira look like?

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Credit: Hugo Branco

Tides at Praia de Mira

Current tide and informaton

For Praia de Mira, 0 km from Praia de Mira.

Next High Water: 06:13am | 2.34m

Next Low Water: 12:03am | 0.6m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Praia de Mira Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.6 °C) at Praia de Mira is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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

Current Temp*: 16.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Praia de Mira

Surf stats for Praia de Mira, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Praia de Mira

Wind stats for Praia de Mira, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Praia de Mira Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 2 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.0
Consistency of Surf:3.5
Difficulty Level:3.0
Wind and Kite Surfing:3.0
Crowds:4.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

andre from Portugal

“This location is not Praia de Mira! this is a break still in Costa Nova. Praia de Mira is in front of the locality of Mira....

[Editor replies. Thanks. Fixed on 31 August]”

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