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The best time to surf Praia da Oura is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Praia da Oura Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Praia da Oura
Address: Albufeira, Portugal

Albufeira, Portugal

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

1.4
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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.4ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

11s

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WIND GUSTS

6kt

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AIR TEMP

17°C

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0.9ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Small 1.4ft waves with quality 11s ground swell with very light winds Note: winds from N would be better.

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Friday

Apr 3

FAIR9 good hours

🌊 1.1-1.5ft 💨 5-8kt 🌡️ 15-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	9s	WNW	8kt	N	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	WNW	8kt	N	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	W	8kt	N	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	11s	W	8kt	N	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	12s	W	8kt	N	10kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	11s	W	7kt	NNE	9kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	WSW	7kt	NNE	8kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	WSW	6kt	NE	7kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	WSW	6kt	NE	7kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	WSW	6kt	ENE	7kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	W	5kt	ENE	6kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	11s	WSW	6kt	E	7kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	11s	WSW	7kt	E	8kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	11s	WSW	8kt	ESE	9kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	11s	WSW	7kt	SE	8kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	11s	WSW	6kt	SSE	6kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	11s	WSW	5kt	S	5kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	WSW	5kt	SSW	5kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	WSW	6kt	WSW	6kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	10s	WSW	6kt	WNW	6kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	WSW	6kt	WNW	6kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	WSW	6kt	NW	6kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	WSW	6kt	NNW	6kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	WSW	6kt	N	6kt	17°C	17°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 4

FAIR5 excellent hours

🌊 1.0-2.2ft 💨 3-10kt 🌡️ 15-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	10s	WSW	6kt	NNE	6kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	10s	WSW	5kt	ENE	5kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	11s	WSW	6kt	ENE	7kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	11s	W	8kt	ENE	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	12s	W	9kt	ENE	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	WSW	8kt	ENE	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	13s	WSW	8kt	ENE	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	14s	WSW	8kt	E	10kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	14s	WSW	8kt	ENE	11kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	13s	WSW	8kt	ENE	12kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	13s	WSW	9kt	ENE	12kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	13s	WSW	9kt	E	13kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	13s	WSW	10kt	ESE	14kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	WSW	10kt	ESE	14kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	13s	WSW	10kt	ESE	13kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	WSW	10kt	ESE	12kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	WSW	9kt	ESE	12kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	WSW	8kt	ESE	9kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	WSW	6kt	ESE	7kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	12s	WSW	5kt	ESE	5kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	12s	WSW	4kt	E	4kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	12s	WSW	4kt	ENE	4kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	12s	WSW	3kt	ENE	3kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	12s	WSW	4kt	ENE	4kt	17°C	17°C	0mm

Sunday

Apr 5

FAIR8 excellent hours

🌊 2.0-2.7ft 💨 4-10kt 🌡️ 15-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	12s	WSW	4kt	E	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	12s	WSW	5kt	E	5kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	12s	WSW	5kt	ENE	5kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	12s	WSW	5kt	ENE	5kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	12s	WSW	4kt	NE	5kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	10s	SSW	4kt	NE	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	8s	S	4kt	NE	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	6s	SE	4kt	NE	4kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	SE	6kt	NE	7kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	SE	8kt	ENE	9kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.7ft	6s	SE	9kt	ENE	12kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	8s	S	9kt	E	12kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	10s	SSW	10kt	E	12kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	12s	WSW	10kt	ESE	11kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	12s	WSW	9kt	ESE	11kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	12s	WSW	9kt	ESE	10kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	12s	WSW	9kt	SE	10kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	12s	WSW	9kt	ESE	12kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	12s	WSW	9kt	ESE	14kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	12s	WSW	9kt	ESE	15kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	12s	WSW	8kt	E	13kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	13s	WSW	8kt	E	10kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	14s	WSW	7kt	ENE	8kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	11s	SSW	8kt	ENE	10kt	16°C	16°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

POOR5 good hours

🌊 2.3-4.1ft 💨 5-17kt 🌡️ 16-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	9s	S	9kt	ENE	12kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	6s	SE	9kt	ENE	14kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	9s	S	11kt	ENE	17kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	11s	SSW	13kt	ENE	21kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	13s	WSW	14kt	E	24kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	13s	WSW	14kt	E	25kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	13s	WSW	14kt	E	25kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	13s	WSW	14kt	E	26kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	13s	WSW	15kt	E	26kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	13s	WSW	15kt	E	26kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	13s	WSW	16kt	E	26kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	13s	WSW	16kt	E	25kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	13s	WSW	16kt	E	25kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	13s	WSW	17kt	ESE	24kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	13s	WSW	16kt	ESE	23kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	13s	WSW	15kt	ESE	21kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	13s	WSW	14kt	ESE	20kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	11s	SW	12kt	SE	17kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	3.5ft	9s	S	10kt	SE	14kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	4.1ft	7s	SE	9kt	SE	11kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.8ft	7s	SE	8kt	SSE	9kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	SE	6kt	SSE	7kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	7s	SE	5kt	S	5kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	SE	6kt	S	7kt	16°C	17°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

POOR4 good hours

🌊 2.5-7.3ft 💨 7-19kt 🌡️ 12-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	6s	SE	7kt	SSW	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	6s	SE	8kt	SSW	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	6s	SE	8kt	SW	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	SE	7kt	WSW	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	6s	SE	7kt	WSW	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	6s	SSE	8kt	W	11kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	6s	SSE	9kt	WNW	13kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	6s	SSE	11kt	NW	15kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	10s	SSW	12kt	NW	15kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	14s	SW	13kt	NW	15kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	19s	W	14kt	NNW	15kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	18s	W	14kt	NW	16kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	18s	W	14kt	NW	16kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	4.2ft	18s	W	15kt	NW	16kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	4.6ft	18s	WSW	15kt	NW	17kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	5ft	17s	WSW	16kt	NW	18kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	5.4ft	17s	WSW	16kt	NW	19kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	5.7ft	17s	WSW	17kt	NW	19kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	6.1ft	17s	WSW	18kt	NW	20kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	6.4ft	17s	WSW	19kt	NW	20kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	6.7ft	17s	WSW	18kt	NW	21kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	7ft	17s	W	17kt	NW	22kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	7.3ft	16s	W	15kt	NW	23kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	7.2ft	16s	W	15kt	NW	23kt	12°C	16°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

POOR1 good hours

🌊 5.2-7.1ft 💨 10-17kt 🌡️ 10-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	7.1ft	16s	W	14kt	NNW	23kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	6.9ft	16s	W	13kt	NNW	22kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	6.8ft	16s	W	12kt	NNW	21kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	6.8ft	16s	WSW	11kt	NW	19kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	6.7ft	15s	WSW	10kt	NW	17kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	6.2ft	15s	WSW	10kt	NW	18kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	5.8ft	15s	WSW	10kt	NW	18kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	5.3ft	15s	WSW	10kt	NNW	18kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	5.2ft	15s	WSW	12kt	NNW	19kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	5.2ft	15s	WSW	14kt	NNW	20kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	5.2ft	15s	WSW	16kt	NNW	20kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	5.5ft	15s	WSW	15kt	NNW	19kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	5.8ft	15s	WSW	14kt	NNW	18kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	6.1ft	15s	W	14kt	NNW	17kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	6.1ft	15s	W	13kt	NNW	17kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	6.1ft	15s	W	13kt	NNW	16kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	6ft	15s	W	13kt	NNW	16kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	5.9ft	15s	W	14kt	NNW	17kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	5.8ft	15s	W	15kt	NW	18kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	5.7ft	15s	W	17kt	NW	19kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	5.7ft	15s	W	16kt	NW	22kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	5.6ft	15s	W	16kt	NW	24kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	5.5ft	15s	W	15kt	NW	27kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	5.4ft	15s	W	14kt	NW	26kt	13°C	16°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 3.1-5.2ft 💨 10-14kt 🌡️ 13-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	5.2ft	15s	W	14kt	NW	25kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	5.1ft	14s	W	13kt	NW	24kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	4.9ft	14s	W	12kt	NW	22kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	4.8ft	14s	W	11kt	NW	21kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	4.6ft	14s	W	10kt	NW	19kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	4.5ft	14s	W	10kt	NW	19kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	4.4ft	14s	W	10kt	NW	18kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	4.3ft	14s	W	10kt	NW	18kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	4.2ft	14s	W	10kt	NW	17kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	4.1ft	14s	W	10kt	NW	16kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	4ft	14s	W	10kt	NW	15kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	3.9ft	14s	W	10kt	NW	14kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	3.8ft	13s	W	10kt	NW	13kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	3.8ft	13s	W	10kt	NW	12kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	3.7ft	13s	W	10kt	NW	12kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	3.7ft	13s	W	10kt	NW	12kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	3.7ft	13s	W	10kt	NW	12kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	3.5ft	13s	W	11kt	NW	14kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	3.3ft	13s	W	13kt	NW	16kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	13s	WSW	14kt	NW	18kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	13s	WSW	13kt	NW	19kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.3ft	13s	WSW	12kt	NW	20kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	13s	W	12kt	NW	20kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	13s	W	13kt	NW	23kt	14°C	16°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.4ft @ 11s

Wind Conditions:3-10kt N

Water Temperature:16-17°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Praia da Oura in the Algarve is a semi-sheltered beach break that offers occasional surf, working best with south to southwest swells and offshore winds from the north or northeast. The sandy-bottom beach produces soft lefts and rights, typically favoring mid to high tide for cleaner shape. Surf here is inconsistent—especially flat in summer—but can deliver fun, rideable waves when winter swells line up. Crowds are usually minimal, making it a relaxed spot when conditions cooperate.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Reef

Ideal Conditions

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

Ideal Swell DirectionS

Ideal Wind DirectionN

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