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Praia Castelejo Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Praia Castelejo
Address: Vila do Bispo, Portugal

Vila do Bispo, Portugal

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🌬️ WIND

8
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🌊 SWELL

4.1
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4.1ft

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WIND GUSTS

10kt

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AIR TEMP

16°C

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2.6ft @
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SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Solid 4.1ft swell with mixed swell with light 8kt winds Note: winds from SE would be better.

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Friday

Apr 3

POOR5 excellent hours

🌊 2.1-4.7ft 💨 3-15kt 🌡️ 15-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	12s	WNW	14kt	N	18kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	12s	WNW	15kt	N	18kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	12s	WNW	15kt	N	18kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	12s	WNW	15kt	N	18kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	11s	WNW	15kt	N	18kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	10s	NW	14kt	N	17kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3.9ft	9s	NW	13kt	N	15kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	4.7ft	8s	NNW	12kt	N	14kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	4.5ft	8s	NNW	11kt	NNE	12kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	4.3ft	8s	NNW	10kt	NNE	11kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	4.1ft	8s	NNW	8kt	NNE	10kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	8s	NNW	7kt	NE	8kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.7ft	8s	NNW	6kt	E	7kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	8s	NNW	4kt	ESE	6kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	8s	NNW	4kt	S	5kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	8s	NNW	4kt	SW	4kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	8s	NNW	3kt	WNW	3kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	8s	NNW	5kt	WNW	5kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	8s	NNW	7kt	NW	7kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	8s	NNW	8kt	NNW	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	8s	NW	9kt	NNW	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	9s	NW	9kt	N	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	10s	NW	9kt	N	11kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	10s	NW	9kt	N	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 4

GOOD9 excellent hours

🌊 3.0-4.9ft 💨 5-13kt 🌡️ 16-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	10s	NW	8kt	NNE	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	10s	NW	7kt	NNE	8kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	10s	NW	8kt	NE	9kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	10s	NW	9kt	ENE	11kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	10s	NW	9kt	E	13kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	10s	NW	11kt	E	15kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	9s	NW	12kt	E	17kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	3ft	9s	NW	13kt	ESE	19kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	11s	NW	13kt	ESE	18kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	3.2ft	12s	NW	12kt	ESE	18kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	13s	WNW	12kt	ESE	17kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	13s	WNW	12kt	ESE	16kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	13s	WNW	11kt	ESE	16kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3.7ft	13s	NW	11kt	ESE	15kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.8ft	12s	NW	10kt	ESE	14kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	12s	NW	9kt	ESE	12kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	12s	NW	9kt	ESE	11kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	4.2ft	12s	NW	8kt	E	10kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	12s	NW	8kt	ENE	9kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	12s	NW	7kt	NNE	8kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	12s	NW	7kt	NNE	7kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	12s	NW	6kt	NNE	7kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	12s	NW	6kt	NE	6kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	12s	NW	5kt	NNE	5kt	16°C	17°C	0mm

Sunday

Apr 5

EXCELLENT18 excellent hours

🌊 4.6-5.9ft 💨 4-10kt 🌡️ 16-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5ft	12s	NW	5kt	NNE	5kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	12s	NW	4kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	12s	NW	4kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	12s	NW	4kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	12s	NW	4kt	NE	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	12s	NW	4kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	12s	NW	4kt	NNE	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	12s	WNW	4kt	NNE	3kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	12s	WNW	4kt	NE	5kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5ft	12s	WNW	5kt	ENE	6kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5ft	12s	WNW	6kt	E	7kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	12s	WNW	8kt	E	9kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	12s	WNW	9kt	ESE	11kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	4.8ft	12s	WNW	10kt	SE	13kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	12s	WNW	10kt	SE	13kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	12s	WNW	10kt	SE	12kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	12s	WNW	10kt	SE	12kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	4.6ft	12s	WNW	9kt	ESE	10kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	12s	WNW	8kt	E	9kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	12s	WNW	7kt	ENE	7kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	13s	NW	8kt	ENE	9kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	5.4ft	13s	NW	8kt	ENE	11kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	5.8ft	13s	NW	9kt	NE	12kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	5.9ft	13s	NW	10kt	ENE	16kt	16°C	16°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

FAIR4 good hours

🌊 4.7-6.0ft 💨 11-23kt 🌡️ 16-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	5.9ft	13s	NW	11kt	E	19kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	5.9ft	13s	NW	12kt	E	23kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	6ft	13s	NW	13kt	E	25kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	6ft	13s	NW	14kt	E	27kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	6ft	13s	NW	15kt	ESE	28kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	6ft	13s	NW	17kt	ESE	31kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	6ft	13s	NW	20kt	ESE	33kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	5.9ft	13s	NW	22kt	ESE	36kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	5.9ft	13s	NW	23kt	ESE	35kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	5.8ft	13s	NW	23kt	ESE	34kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	5.7ft	13s	NW	23kt	ESE	32kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	5.6ft	13s	NW	23kt	ESE	32kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	5.6ft	12s	NW	23kt	ESE	31kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	5.5ft	12s	NW	23kt	ESE	31kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	5.4ft	12s	NW	21kt	ESE	28kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	5.3ft	12s	NW	19kt	ESE	26kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	5.2ft	12s	NW	17kt	ESE	23kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	5.2ft	12s	NW	16kt	SE	22kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	5.1ft	12s	NW	15kt	SE	20kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	5ft	11s	NW	14kt	SE	18kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	4.9ft	12s	NW	13kt	ESE	17kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.8ft	12s	NW	12kt	ESE	15kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.7ft	12s	NW	11kt	E	14kt	16°C	17°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4.7ft	12s	NW	11kt	ESE	14kt	16°C	16°C	0.3mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

POOR2 excellent hours

🌊 4.1-12.5ft 💨 6-26kt 🌡️ 14-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	4.6ft	12s	NW	11kt	SE	15kt	16°C	16°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	4.5ft	12s	NW	11kt	SE	15kt	16°C	16°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	4.5ft	12s	NW	10kt	SSE	12kt	16°C	16°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	12s	NW	8kt	S	9kt	16°C	16°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	12s	NW	6kt	SSW	7kt	16°C	16°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	4.3ft	12s	NW	8kt	SW	9kt	16°C	16°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	4.2ft	12s	NW	10kt	W	12kt	16°C	16°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	4.1ft	12s	NW	12kt	WNW	15kt	16°C	16°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	4.4ft	14s	NW	14kt	NW	16kt	16°C	16°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	4.6ft	17s	WNW	15kt	NNW	18kt	15°C	16°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	4.9ft	19s	WNW	17kt	NNW	19kt	15°C	16°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	5.8ft	19s	WNW	19kt	NNW	21kt	15°C	16°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	6.7ft	18s	WNW	20kt	NNW	22kt	15°C	16°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	7.6ft	18s	WNW	21kt	NNW	23kt	15°C	16°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	8.5ft	18s	WNW	22kt	NNW	23kt	15°C	16°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	9.4ft	18s	WNW	23kt	NNW	24kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	10.3ft	18s	WNW	23kt	NNW	24kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	10.7ft	18s	WNW	24kt	NNW	25kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	11.1ft	17s	WNW	25kt	NNW	27kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	11.4ft	17s	WNW	26kt	NNW	28kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	11.5ft	17s	WNW	26kt	NNW	28kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	11.6ft	17s	WNW	25kt	NNW	28kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	11.7ft	16s	WNW	25kt	NNW	28kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	12.5ft	16s	WNW	24kt	NNW	27kt	14°C	16°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.9-14.2ft 💨 16-23kt 🌡️ 14-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	13.4ft	16s	WNW	23kt	NNW	25kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	14.2ft	16s	WNW	22kt	NNW	24kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	14.1ft	16s	WNW	22kt	NNW	24kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	14.1ft	16s	WNW	22kt	NNW	24kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	14ft	16s	WNW	22kt	NNW	23kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	9.7ft	13s	W	22kt	NNW	24kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	5.3ft	10s	SW	22kt	NNW	24kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	S	22kt	NNW	25kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	S	23kt	NNW	25kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	S	23kt	NNW	26kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	S	23kt	NNW	26kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	4.9ft	10s	SW	23kt	NNW	26kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	8.8ft	13s	W	22kt	NNW	26kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	12.7ft	15s	NW	22kt	NNW	27kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	12.6ft	15s	NW	22kt	NNW	26kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	12.4ft	15s	NW	21kt	NNW	26kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	12.3ft	15s	NW	21kt	NNW	26kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	12.2ft	15s	NW	20kt	NNW	26kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	12ft	15s	NW	20kt	NNW	26kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	11.9ft	15s	NW	19kt	NNW	26kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	11.7ft	15s	NW	18kt	NNW	25kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	11.6ft	15s	NW	17kt	NNW	24kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	11.4ft	15s	NW	16kt	N	22kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	11.2ft	15s	NW	18kt	N	23kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm

Thursday

Apr 9

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 5.5-11.0ft 💨 16-22kt 🌡️ 13-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	11ft	15s	NW	20kt	N	25kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	10.9ft	14s	NW	22kt	N	26kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	10.5ft	14s	NW	22kt	N	25kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	10.1ft	14s	NW	22kt	N	25kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	9.7ft	14s	NW	22kt	N	25kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	9.5ft	14s	NW	21kt	N	25kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	9.3ft	14s	NW	21kt	N	25kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	9.1ft	14s	NW	21kt	N	25kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	8.2ft	14s	NW	21kt	N	25kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	7.3ft	14s	NW	22kt	N	25kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	6.4ft	14s	NW	22kt	N	25kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	6.2ft	13s	NW	22kt	N	24kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	6ft	13s	NW	21kt	N	23kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	5.8ft	13s	NW	20kt	N	22kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	5.7ft	13s	NW	19kt	N	21kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	5.6ft	13s	NW	18kt	NNW	21kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	5.6ft	13s	NW	16kt	NNW	20kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	5.5ft	13s	NW	18kt	NNW	21kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	5.5ft	13s	NW	19kt	NNW	23kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	5.5ft	13s	NW	20kt	NNW	24kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	5.5ft	13s	NW	19kt	NNW	24kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	5.5ft	13s	NW	18kt	NNW	23kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	5.6ft	13s	NW	17kt	NNW	23kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	5.5ft	13s	NW	17kt	NNW	22kt	15°C	16°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:3.5ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:3-15kt N

Water Temperature:16-17°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Praia Castelejo is an exposed beach and reef break in South Portugal that offers very consistent surf, featuring both left and right-hand waves. The most favorable time of year for waves is autumn. The most favorable conditions are a Northwest swell from a mix of groundswells and windswells combined with offshore winds from the Southeast. When the surf is working, it can get crowded. Surfers should be aware of rips, rocks, and locals. The best time for consistent, clean waves is typically in October.

Best Swell Direction: NW

Bottom Type: Sand and Reef

Location: Town: Vila do Bispo | County: Faro | Country: Portugal | Postcode: 8650-416 | Full Address: Vila do Bispo e Raposeira, Vila do Bispo, Faro, 8650-416, Portugal

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionNW

Ideal Wind DirectionSE

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