Beach
both
Level 5/10

Praia Grande

Sintra, Portugal
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded
3-Day Forecast
Today
30
28
Poor
2.3m
@10s
20km/h
Tue
31
55
Fair
2.3m
@20s
11km/h
Wed
1
52
Fair
1.9m
@15s
16km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.3m
NNW(334°)
Score: 19/25
Period
10s
Medium period swell
Score: 6/25
Wind
20km/h
NE(39°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
16°C
0.0mm0%
Windswell Component
0.3mNNE@2s
Secondary Swell
1.0mNNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 23 km/h ENE|PM: 20 km/h NE
Lighter winds later (20 km/h)
Tide at 1pm (0.6m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:06 am
High tide - 0.68m
7:30 am
Low tide - -1.69m
1:36 pm
High tide - 0.58m
7:38 pm
Low tide - -1.60m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

28
Poor
Components
Swell Direction7/25
Swell Size19/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score33/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score28/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score28
👥 Easter Break

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WNW (295°)
Direction range
270° - 320°
Size range
1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ESE (110°)
Offshore range
90° - 135°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

16°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Bottom

Sand

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

6/10

👥 Easter Break (Mar 28Apr 13) — expect extra crowds

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Picks up every Atlantic swell.

Getting There

Airport
LIS
Drive time
40 min
Data quality
community

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