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Praia da Gale Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Praia da Gale
Address: Albufeira, Portugal

Albufeira, Portugal

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

1.6
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1.6ft

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PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

3kt

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AIR TEMP

21°C

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SWELL

0.8ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Small 1.6ft waves with mixed swell and light offshore winds grooming the faces Note: winds from E would be better.

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Sunday

Aug 9

POOR2 good hours

🌊 0.2-1.7ft 💨 2-20kt 🌡️ 20-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	WSW	12kt	NW	16kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	W	11kt	NNW	14kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	W	9kt	NNW	11kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	7s	W	8kt	NNW	9kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	W	6kt	NNW	7kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	W	7kt	NNW	8kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	W	8kt	NNW	10kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	W	9kt	NNW	11kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	W	6kt	NNW	8kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	7s	W	4kt	NNW	6kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	W	2kt	N	3kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	5kt	NW	5kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	W	7kt	WNW	7kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	W	9kt	WSW	9kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	WSW	12kt	W	14kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	WSW	15kt	W	18kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	WSW	19kt	WNW	23kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	WSW	19kt	WNW	23kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	WSW	19kt	WNW	24kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	WSW	20kt	NW	25kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	W	18kt	NW	22kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	W	15kt	NW	20kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	W	13kt	NW	18kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	W	11kt	NNW	15kt	20°C	18°C	0mm

Monday

Aug 10

POOR9 good hours

🌊 0.2-2.8ft 💨 4-19kt 🌡️ 19-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	W	9kt	NNW	12kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	8kt	NNW	9kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	7kt	NNW	9kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	W	7kt	NNW	8kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	W	6kt	NNW	7kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	W	7kt	N	9kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	7s	W	7kt	N	11kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	7s	W	8kt	N	12kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	7s	W	7kt	N	10kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	W	5kt	NNW	7kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	7s	W	4kt	NNW	4kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	W	6kt	NW	6kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	W	8kt	W	8kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	W	10kt	WSW	10kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	WSW	13kt	WSW	14kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	WSW	16kt	W	19kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	WSW	19kt	WNW	23kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	WSW	19kt	WNW	23kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	WSW	18kt	WNW	23kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	WSW	18kt	NW	23kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	WSW	16kt	NW	21kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	W	14kt	NW	18kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	5s	WNW	13kt	NNW	16kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	5s	W	11kt	NNW	14kt	21°C	18°C	0mm

Tuesday

Aug 11

FAIR1 good hours

🌊 0.4-2.4ft 💨 4-18kt 🌡️ 19-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	5s	W	9kt	NNW	12kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	5s	W	8kt	NNW	10kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	6s	W	6kt	NNW	8kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	6s	W	5kt	NNW	7kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	6s	W	4kt	N	5kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	6s	W	5kt	N	6kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	W	6kt	N	8kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	W	7kt	N	9kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	W	6kt	NNW	8kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	W	6kt	NNW	7kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	W	5kt	NNW	6kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	W	6kt	NW	7kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	W	8kt	W	7kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	W	9kt	WSW	8kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	W	11kt	W	12kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	W	13kt	W	16kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	W	16kt	W	20kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	W	17kt	WNW	21kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	WSW	17kt	WNW	21kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	12s	WSW	18kt	NW	22kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	WSW	15kt	NW	19kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	WSW	13kt	NW	16kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	W	10kt	NNW	12kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	W	9kt	NNW	11kt	21°C	18°C	0mm

Wednesday

Aug 12

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.2-1.9ft 💨 4-16kt 🌡️ 20-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	W	7kt	NNW	9kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	WNW	6kt	NNW	7kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	WNW	6kt	NNW	7kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	WNW	5kt	N	6kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	WNW	5kt	N	5kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	WNW	5kt	N	6kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	WNW	6kt	N	8kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	W	7kt	N	9kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	WNW	6kt	N	7kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	WNW	5kt	NNW	6kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	WNW	4kt	NNW	5kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	W	5kt	WNW	6kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	W	7kt	W	7kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	W	8kt	SW	8kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	WSW	10kt	WSW	11kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	WSW	12kt	W	14kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	WSW	14kt	W	17kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	WSW	15kt	WNW	18kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	WSW	16kt	WNW	19kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	WSW	16kt	NW	21kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	14kt	NW	17kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	W	11kt	NW	13kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	W	8kt	NNW	9kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	W	8kt	NNW	9kt	22°C	18°C	0mm

Thursday

Aug 13

GOOD2 excellent hours

🌊 1.7-2.3ft 💨 3-16kt 🌡️ 21-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	W	7kt	NNW	8kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	9s	WSW	6kt	NNW	7kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	W	6kt	NNW	7kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	W	7kt	NNW	8kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	9s	W	7kt	NNW	8kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	9s	W	7kt	N	8kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	9s	W	7kt	N	8kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	W	7kt	N	8kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	W	5kt	N	7kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	9s	W	4kt	NNE	5kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	9s	W	3kt	NNE	4kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	W	5kt	NNW	6kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	W	7kt	WNW	7kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	9s	W	10kt	WSW	9kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	9s	W	11kt	WSW	11kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	9s	W	12kt	W	13kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	9s	W	13kt	W	15kt	26°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2ft	9s	WSW	14kt	WNW	17kt	26°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	9s	WSW	15kt	WNW	19kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	9s	WSW	16kt	WNW	21kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	W	14kt	NW	18kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	W	12kt	NW	15kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	W	11kt	NNW	12kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	7s	W	9kt	NNW	10kt	22°C	19°C	0mm

Friday

Aug 14

GOOD1 excellent hours

🌊 1.7-2.5ft 💨 3-15kt 🌡️ 21-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	8s	W	6kt	NNW	8kt	22°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	8s	W	4kt	NNW	5kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	W	5kt	NNW	6kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	8s	W	6kt	NW	6kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	8s	W	6kt	NW	6kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	W	7kt	NNW	7kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	W	7kt	NNW	7kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	W	8kt	NNW	8kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	W	6kt	NNW	6kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	W	4kt	N	5kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	8s	W	3kt	N	3kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	4kt	NW	4kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	5kt	W	6kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	W	7kt	SSW	7kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	W	7kt	SW	8kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	W	8kt	WSW	8kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	W	8kt	WSW	9kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	W	11kt	W	12kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	W	13kt	WNW	16kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	W	15kt	WNW	20kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	W	14kt	WNW	18kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	W	13kt	NW	17kt	22°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	W	12kt	NW	15kt	22°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	W	10kt	NW	12kt	21°C	19°C	0mm

Saturday

Aug 15

POOR5 good hours

🌊 1.2-1.8ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 21-23°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	W	9kt	NNW	10kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	5s	W	7kt	NNW	7kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	W	6kt	NNW	7kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	W	6kt	NNW	6kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	W	5kt	NNW	5kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	W	5kt	NNW	5kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	W	5kt	NNW	5kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	W	5kt	NNW	5kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	7s	W	5kt	NNE	5kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	7s	W	4kt	ENE	5kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	7s	W	3kt	ESE	4kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	7s	W	4kt	SE	5kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	7s	W	5kt	SE	6kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	W	6kt	SE	6kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	W	6kt	SSE	6kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	W	6kt	S	6kt	22°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	W	6kt	SSW	6kt	22°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	W	6kt	SW	6kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	W	5kt	WSW	5kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	W	5kt	WSW	5kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	W	6kt	W	6kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	W	7kt	WNW	7kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	W	8kt	NW	8kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	W	8kt	NNW	8kt	23°C	19°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.3ft @ 8s

Wind Conditions:2-20kt NW

Water Temperature:18°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Praia da Galé in the Algarve is a semi-exposed beach break that offers fairly consistent surf, working best with west to southwest swells and offshore winds from the east or northeast. The long sandy beach produces a mix of lefts and rights, with shifting sandbars that tend to perform best around mid tide. While summer can be slower, autumn and winter swells often deliver clean, well-shaped waves suitable for most skill levels. Crowds vary but generally stay moderate due to the beach’s wide, open layout. The best month for consistent, clean surf is typically December.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

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

Ideal Swell DirectionSW

Ideal Wind DirectionE

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