Praia do Carvalhal

Beach break

Odemira, Portugal

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From level intermediate · Combi 3/2Accessible from intermediate level: shoulder-high waves (0.7–1.1 m), fairly forgiving. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
6.0/10
Fair
Size
0.71.1 m
shoulder-high
Wind
7 km/h
NW · Cross-shore
Swell
1.0 m
9 s · WNW
Best window · 9h7.1/10 · 1.01.7 m · 10 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, decent swell from the WNW. Cross-shore wind that ruffles the surface a little. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.50.989🌤️22°
03h0.50.887🌤️22°
06h0.91.6225🌤️21°
09hBest1.01.72210🌤️23°
12h0.61.0810🌤️26°
15h0.61.0913🌤️27°
18h0.60.9610☀️26°
21h0.71.198☀️23°

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

Tides

06h12h18h0 mPM 04:26+1.0 mBM 10:26-1.8 mPM 16:42+1.3 m

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 06:40 GMT+1 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.