Meia Praia

Beach break

Lagos, Portugal

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From level beginner · Combi 4/3Accessible from beginner level: hip-high waves (0.4–0.6 m), fairly forgiving, a long, powerful swell (18 s) that pushes hard. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
6.4/10
Fair
Size
0.40.6 m
hip-high
Wind
16 km/h
NNW · Offshore — ideal
Swell
0.3 m
18 s · WNW
Best window · 6h6.5/10 · 0.40.7 m · 12 km/h
Today's take

Small wave, very long, powerful groundswell, typical of big storms from the WNW. Offshore wind that grooms and hollows the waves. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.20.4114🌤️21°
03h0.20.4113🌤️20°
06hBest0.40.72212🌤️20°
09h0.40.72215🌤️24°
12h0.40.62017🌤️27°
15h0.20.52022☀️27°
18h0.30.41923☁️24°
21h0.30.61819🌤️21°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+1) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

06h12h18h0 mPM 04:15+1.0 mBM 10:14-1.8 mPM 16:31+1.3 m

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 06:37 GMT+1 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.