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Today at Praia do Zavial: Epic! for kite foiling — 92/100 for expert level. Wind 9 kn NW · Waves 1.1 m, 15 s · Tide -0.9 to 0.2 m. Best window around 11:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Praia do Zavial: 1.0m waves with moderate offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the afternoon, with Surfing also worth considering. Water temperature is 18°C / 64°F.
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Satellite-derived bathymetry with 10 m pixels and 10 cm vertical resolution out to ~40 m depth. The shape of the seabed is what determines where and how waves break.
Most apps run a single global model at 9–25 km. We blend regional NWP from national meteorological offices at 1.3–2 km — UK Met Office UKV, Météo-France AROME HD, ItaliaMeteo ICON-2I — with ECMWF IFS for the 8-day horizon. Finer resolution means the sea breeze, cliff funnelling and bay shadowing that changes everything for a session.
A nearshore wave model propagates the spectrum across the bathymetric mesh — modelling refraction, shoaling, dissipation, focusing and breaking as it goes. Most apps stop at swell + wind. We go further.
10 sport models × 4 ability levels weight wave height, period, wind, tide and breaking conditions differently — calibrated against ridden sessions so the scores mean what they say.
A cliff-backed Atlantic beach about 400 m. A sand-over-reef right-hand point break at the western end barrels heavily over rocks; the rest of the bay is a sandy beach break with lefts and rights. Exposed, suited to intermediate/advanced surfers, with dangerous rip currents. Lifeguards are posted June-September (Blue Flag certified). The point works best dropping to low tide; the beach break favours mid tide, while low tide dumps heavily and can close out.
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Praia do Zavial scores 90/100 today for surfing at intermediate level — Epic!. Wind 9 kn NW · Waves 1.1 m, 15 s · Tide -0.9 to 0.2 m. Best window around 11:00 UTC. Scores are updated hourly by 4Shor ShorSense™.
Wind at Praia do Zavial today: 9 kn NW (gusting 19 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects surfing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Praia do Zavial today: 1.1 m, 15 s period from N, reforming character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for surfing at Praia do Zavial today is around 11:00 UTC, when conditions score 90/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Praia do Zavial scores 95/100 today for surfing — Epic!. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Praia do Zavial is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Praia do Zavial is a coastal location near Cerro do Homem in Portugal. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Praia do Zavial, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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