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Today at Praia de Rei Cortiço: Excellent for kite surfing — 81/100 for advanced level. Wind 11 kn E · Waves 3.0 m, 12 s · Tide -1.2 to 0.3 m. Best window around 12:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Praia de Rei Cortiço: 2.6m waves with moderate offshore wind. Surfing looks Excellent in the midday, with Kite Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 16°C / 61°F.
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Praia de Rei Cortiço faces NW, open to the prevailing westerlies, so the wind arrives off the water rather than filtered through the land — the clean, steady flow kite surfing wants, and the reason gusts here are sea breezes rather than land turbulence.
Today's wind is cross-offshore at 11 kn. Leaning offshore, so a failure drifts you away from the beach rather than back to it — rideable for kite surfing, but not the direction to push your luck in.
Over the published window Praia de Rei Cortiço clears 60/100 for kite surfing at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 2 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Praia de Rei Cortiço ranks 27th for kite surfing. 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 quiet, NW-facing Atlantic beach backed by white sandstone cliffs, stretching some 11 km toward Baleal, with rocky slabs at its southern end and two streams crossing the sand. Strong, consistent swell draws surfers and bodyboarders; waves are often too powerful for casual swimming. Tidal range is 2.4-3.3 m and tide awareness is essential. Lifeguarded 30 June-15 Sept 2026, though cover is limited to one section near the entrance; cliffs are unstable.
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Wind at Praia de Rei Cortiço today: 11 kn E (gusting 19 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects kite 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 de Rei Cortiço today: 3.0 m, 12 s period from NW, peeling 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 surfing at Praia de Rei Cortiço today is around 07:00 UTC, when conditions score 69/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Praia de Rei Cortiço scores 35/100 today for surfing — Poor. 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 de Rei Cortiço 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 de Rei Cortiço is a coastal location near Bom Sucesso 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 de Rei Cortiço, 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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