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Praia de Altura Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Praia de Altura
Address: Castro Marim, Portugal

Castro Marim, Portugal

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🌬️ WIND

13
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🌊 SWELL

0.9
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0.9ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

12s

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WIND GUSTS

14kt

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AIR TEMP

16°C

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0.8ft @
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Poor conditions right now. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 12s ground swell but pretty windy at 13kt Note: winds from NNW would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Sunday

Apr 5

POOR1 excellent hours

🌊 0.7-3.9ft 💨 5-13kt 🌡️ 15-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	6s	SE	6kt	E	6kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	6s	SE	7kt	ENE	7kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	6s	SE	8kt	ENE	9kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.8ft	6s	SE	9kt	NE	11kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	3.8ft	6s	SE	11kt	NE	12kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	3.6ft	6s	SE	11kt	NE	12kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	3.5ft	6s	SE	11kt	NE	12kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	6s	SE	11kt	NE	12kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	8s	S	11kt	ENE	13kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	SW	12kt	ENE	14kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	W	13kt	ENE	14kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	SW	11kt	ENE	13kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	8s	S	10kt	E	11kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	6s	ESE	8kt	E	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	6s	SE	7kt	ESE	8kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	6s	SE	6kt	ESE	7kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	6s	SE	5kt	ESE	5kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	S	6kt	ESE	9kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	SW	8kt	ESE	13kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	W	9kt	SE	16kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	W	10kt	SE	18kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	13s	W	12kt	SE	20kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	14s	WSW	13kt	ESE	22kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	13s	W	12kt	ESE	22kt	17°C	17°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.8-1.0ft 💨 10-26kt 🌡️ 16-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	13s	W	12kt	ESE	21kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	13s	W	11kt	ESE	20kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	13s	W	13kt	E	24kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1ft	13s	W	16kt	E	28kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1ft	13s	W	18kt	E	32kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1ft	13s	W	16kt	E	29kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1ft	13s	W	15kt	E	27kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1ft	13s	W	13kt	E	24kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1ft	13s	W	14kt	E	25kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1ft	13s	W	14kt	E	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1ft	13s	W	14kt	E	28kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1ft	13s	W	14kt	ESE	27kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1ft	13s	W	14kt	SE	26kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	W	15kt	SE	26kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	W	13kt	SE	21kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	W	12kt	SE	17kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	W	10kt	ESE	13kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	W	11kt	ESE	13kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	W	12kt	ESE	14kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	W	13kt	ESE	15kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	W	17kt	ESE	22kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	W	22kt	ESE	30kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	W	26kt	ESE	37kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	W	25kt	SE	36kt	17°C	17°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.8-4.2ft 💨 8-24kt 🌡️ 13-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	W	24kt	SE	35kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	W	23kt	SE	33kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	W	23kt	SE	35kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	W	22kt	SSE	36kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	W	22kt	SSE	37kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	W	21kt	SSE	32kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	W	20kt	SSE	28kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	W	19kt	S	23kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	SW	17kt	SSW	20kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	3ft	8s	S	14kt	SW	17kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	4.2ft	6s	SE	12kt	SW	14kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	3.9ft	6s	SE	12kt	SW	15kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	6s	SE	13kt	SW	15kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3.3ft	6s	SE	14kt	SW	16kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3ft	6s	SE	16kt	WSW	18kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	6s	SE	18kt	WSW	20kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	6s	SE	21kt	W	21kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	5s	SE	18kt	W	19kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	SE	16kt	W	18kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	5s	SE	14kt	W	16kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	9s	S	13kt	W	14kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	13s	SW	12kt	W	12kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	16s	W	10kt	WNW	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	16s	W	8kt	WNW	8kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

GOOD14 good hours

🌊 2.2-3.5ft 💨 2-12kt 🌡️ 12-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	16s	W	6kt	NW	7kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	16s	W	4kt	NW	5kt	12°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	15s	W	5kt	WNW	5kt	12°C	17°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	15s	W	5kt	WSW	6kt	12°C	17°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	3.2ft	15s	W	5kt	SW	6kt	12°C	17°C	0.3mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	15s	W	5kt	SW	6kt	12°C	17°C	0.3mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	15s	W	4kt	SW	5kt	12°C	17°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	15s	W	4kt	SW	4kt	12°C	17°C	0.4mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	3.2ft	15s	W	5kt	SW	6kt	12°C	17°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	14s	W	7kt	SW	8kt	13°C	17°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	14s	W	8kt	SW	10kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	3.2ft	14s	W	9kt	SW	11kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.4ft	14s	WSW	11kt	SW	11kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	14s	WSW	12kt	SW	12kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3.4ft	14s	WSW	11kt	SW	12kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3.4ft	14s	WSW	10kt	SW	11kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	14s	WSW	9kt	SW	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	13s	WSW	8kt	SW	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	11s	WSW	7kt	SW	7kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	9s	WSW	5kt	SW	6kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	9s	WSW	4kt	SW	5kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	9s	WSW	3kt	SSW	4kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	WSW	2kt	SSW	3kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	WSW	2kt	SSE	3kt	14°C	17°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

POOR1 excellent hours

🌊 1.1-2.1ft 💨 3-10kt 🌡️ 12-16°C

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

Friday

Apr 10

POOR1 good hours

🌊 0.9-3.7ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 13-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	W	6kt	W	6kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	W	8kt	W	8kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	W	7kt	W	7kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	W	6kt	W	6kt	14°C	17°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	W	6kt	WSW	6kt	13°C	17°C	0.3mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	W	5kt	SW	5kt	14°C	17°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	WSW	4kt	S	5kt	14°C	17°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	WSW	3kt	SSE	4kt	14°C	17°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	WSW	4kt	SSE	5kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	11s	W	4kt	S	6kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	12s	W	4kt	SSW	6kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	12s	W	4kt	S	6kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	W	4kt	S	5kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	W	4kt	SSE	5kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	W	5kt	S	6kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	W	6kt	S	7kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	W	7kt	SSW	8kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	11s	WSW	6kt	SSW	7kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	SW	5kt	S	6kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	SSW	4kt	S	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	SSW	5kt	SSE	7kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	SSW	7kt	SSE	9kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	8s	SSW	8kt	SSE	11kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	3.7ft	8s	SSW	9kt	SE	11kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR4 excellent hours

🌊 0.4-4.3ft 💨 2-22kt 🌡️ 14-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	4ft	8s	SSW	9kt	SE	10kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	4.3ft	8s	SSW	10kt	SE	10kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	4.2ft	8s	SSW	8kt	SE	8kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	4ft	8s	SSW	6kt	SE	7kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	7s	SSW	5kt	ESE	5kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	7s	SSW	4kt	E	4kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	S	4kt	NE	4kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	7s	S	4kt	N	3kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	7s	SSW	3kt	NNW	3kt	14°C	17°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	7s	SSW	3kt	NNW	3kt	14°C	17°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	7s	SSW	2kt	NW	3kt	14°C	17°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	SSW	8kt	NW	10kt	15°C	17°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	6s	SSW	13kt	WNW	16kt	15°C	17°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	SSW	19kt	WNW	23kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	SW	19kt	W	22kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	WSW	19kt	W	22kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	W	18kt	WSW	21kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	12s	W	20kt	W	22kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	13s	W	21kt	W	23kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	15s	W	22kt	W	24kt	16°C	17°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	13s	W	21kt	W	24kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	12s	W	20kt	WNW	24kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	W	19kt	NW	24kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	W	20kt	NW	25kt	15°C	17°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.7ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:5-26kt E

Water Temperature:17-18°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Praia de Altura is an exposed beach break in The Algarve that has unreliable surf and is typically flat in summer, featuring both left and right-hand waves. The most favorable conditions are a Southeast swell from windswells or groundswells combined with offshore winds from the North-Northwest. The break works best around mid tide when the tide is falling. The spot is sometimes crowded. The best time for consistent, clean waves is typically in August.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

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

Ideal Swell DirectionSE

Ideal Wind DirectionNNW

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