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Today at Praia Dos Fornos: Epic! for kite foiling — 94/100 for expert level. Wind 10 kn NE · Waves 0.3 m, 3 s · Tide -0.9 to 0.1 m. Best window around 01:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Praia Dos Fornos: 0.3m waves with moderate offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Good in the morning, with Paddleboarding also worth considering. Water temperature is 15°C / 59°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 small, quiet sandy beach with pristine white sands on a south-facing, sheltered shore within a Natura 2000 and RAMSAR wetland complex. Calm, low-energy water suits swimming and walking rather than surfing; seaweed and foam collect on the sand, especially at high tide. The sole access staircase can be submerged at high tide, restricting entry, so low-to-mid tide is best. Dogs and nudism are not permitted; no lifeguards are documented.
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Praia Dos Fornos scores 30/100 today for surfing at intermediate level — Poor. Wind 10 kn NE · Waves 0.3 m, 3 s · Tide -0.9 to 0.1 m. Scores are updated hourly by 4Shor ShorSense™.
Wind at Praia Dos Fornos today: 10 kn NE (gusting 23 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 Dos Fornos today: 0.3 m, 3 s period from SW, surging character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
For beginners, Praia Dos Fornos scores 75/100 today for kite foiling — Good. 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 Dos Fornos 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 Dos Fornos is a coastal location near A Toxa in Spain. 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 Dos Fornos, 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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