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Today at Praia da Luz: Epic! for kite foiling — 91/100 for expert level. Wind 6 kn NW · Waves 0.4 m, 15 s · Tide -0.9 to 0.2 m. Best window around 14:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Praia da Luz: 0.3m waves with light offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the midday, with E-Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 19°C / 66°F.
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Praia da Luz faces S, and that aspect decides whether the day's wind arrives clean off the water or broken up by the land — which matters more for kite foiling than the forecast speed alone.
Today's wind is cross-offshore at 6 kn. Leaning offshore, so a failure drifts you away from the beach rather than back to it — rideable for kite foiling, but not the direction to push your luck in.
Over the published window Praia da Luz clears 60/100 for kite foiling at every ability from Beginner to Expert — an unusually broad spot, which normally means a range of conditions rather than one narrow sweet spot. Today, 8 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Praia da Luz ranks 9th for kite foiling. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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A wide, sheltered south-facing bay with calm central sandbanks for swimming and beginner surf lessons, flanked by volcanic rock outcrops. A beach break over shifting sand runs 2-3ft to 6ft; an eastern reef by the black-rock outcrop gives more consistent waves but has submerged rocks, for experienced surfers only. Watersports are barred in bathing zones; the middle section is lifeguarded in summer. Rip currents and hidden rocks are hazards at low tide.
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Wind at Praia da Luz today: 6 kn NW (gusting 19 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects kite foiling 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 da Luz today: 0.4 m, 15 s period from NE, mushy 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 kite foiling at Praia da Luz today is around 10:00 UTC, when conditions score 81/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Praia da Luz scores 77/100 today for surfing — 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 da Luz 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 da Luz is a coastal location near Luz 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 da Luz, 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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