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Praia do Bordeira Surf Photo: 'After the the big drop' by Lorenz Iblher

Lat Long: 37.20° N 8.90° W

Issued: 6 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Praia do Bordeira sea temperature is

19.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Praia do Bordeira surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Open ocean wave model on 18 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

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	12 s	on		12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

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	9 s	on	9 s	15 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

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	9 s	cross- on	9 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

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	NW	N	NW	NNW	NNW
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N	NW	NW	NNW
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N		NW	NNW
	8 s	cross- on		8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N		NW	NNW
	8 s	cross- on		8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNW		NW	NNW
	9 s	glass		8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW		NW	NNW
	9 s	on		9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NNW		NW	NNW
	11 s	on		9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	N		NW	NNW
	12 s	cross- on		9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	N		NW	NNW
	11 s	cross- on		8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	N		NW	NNW
	11 s	cross- on		9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NNE		NW	NNW
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NW
	11 s	glass		11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N		NW
	10 s	glass		10 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Praia do Bordeira around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 50 minutes before high water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 3.0m (9.9 ft). Range 3.60m (11.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Praia do Bordeira Surf Photo: 'After the the big drop' by Lorenz Iblher

After the big drop i was in the wave and the big white water came down.

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User: Lorenz Iblher (5 photos)

Country: Portugal (706 photos)

Photo taken at: 2:10 pm 19 Sep 2013