Today's window is 6am to 1pm. Right now it reads fair–good.
modelled · open-meteo
Reading today's conditions…
Condition now · modelled
Surf height
0.6–1m
Thigh to stomach
Wind
7kph
N · Cross-shore
Swell · modelled · open-meteo
Wave energy · derived
3.4kW/m
Everyday power
mostly groundswell
Temperature · water measured · air modelled
18°cwater
20°c air · 4/3 fullsuit
UV max 7 tomorrow
Today peaks at fair–good, 0.6–1.2m. Tomorrow good, 0.4–1.2m.
Surf · today and tomorrow
0.6–1m
Now · 2am
Wind · today and tomorrow
7kph
Now · 2am gusts 17
Tide · today and tomorrow · modelled · open-meteo
0.05m
0m low in 34min
Tomorrow: first light 6:20am · last light 9:03pm
About this break
Level
Advanced
Type
Beach
Home of the biggest ridden waves on the planet, funnelled by the Nazaré submarine canyon onto the beach north of the lighthouse from roughly October to March. Faces can triple in size as swell hits the canyon, peaking in the core months of November to February. On ordinary days it is still a powerful, shifty beach break for experienced surfers only, watched from the Farol da Nazaré.
Heads up. Giant winter surf, brutal currents, rogue waves sweeping the beach, heavy shore break.
Data from just now · refreshes every 30 min
Temp, sun and UV are reliable. Tide, wave height and wind direction are model estimates. Remember that.
Built by Ilya · Senggigi, Lombok
AboutWorth paddling out now. The swell is wrapping in cleanly from the north-northwest on a solid 10-second period, and the light cross-shore wind at 7 kph is holding the faces together well. You're looking at thigh to stomach high waves in a fair–good window, with the tide barely moving, so you have stable conditions through the morning.
By mid-afternoon the wind swings onshore and strengthens to 17 kph, turning the faces choppy and cutting the session short well before 1pm.
Tomorrow peaks good in the morning before wind rises again. The size looks comparable to today, knee to stomach, but the lighter winds at dawn will give you cleaner shape, making it worth the early start if today leaves you wanting more.