Praia da Arda

Beach break

Portugal

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From level intermediate · Combi 4/3Accessible from intermediate level: shoulder-high waves (0.8–1.3 m), fairly forgiving, an onshore wind that chops up the surface. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
5.7/10
Fair
Size
0.81.3 m
shoulder-high
Wind
14 km/h
N · Cross-onshore
Swell
1.2 m
8 s · NW
Best window · 21h5.8/10 · 0.81.3 m · 15 km/h
Today's take

Well-shaped wave, decent swell from the NW. Side-onshore wind that degrades the quality. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.60.9715☀️22°
03h0.61.0714☀️21°
06h0.61.1713🌤️21°
09h0.71.2714🌤️23°
12h0.61.1818☀️26°
15h0.50.9820☀️26°
18h0.61.1819☁️25°
21hBest0.81.3815☁️24°

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

Tides

06h12h18h0 mPM 04:54+1.0 mBM 10:53-1.9 mPM 17:09+1.3 m

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 01:11 GMT+1 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée. Fiche issue d'OpenStreetMap (© contributeurs OSM, ODbL) — caractéristiques du spot estimées automatiquement.