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Today at Praia Da Madalena: Good for surfing — 79/100 for intermediate level. Wind 7 kn S · Waves 1.5 m, 14 s · Tide -1.1 to 0.3 m. Best window around 05:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Praia Da Madalena: 1.2m waves with light onshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the midday, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 13°C / 55°F.
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Praia Da Madalena faces SW, straight into the prevailing Atlantic swell window — the reason it has waves at all, and the reason it is rarely flat.
Today's wind is cross-onshore at 7 kn. Leaning onshore, so expect some texture on the face for surfing — rideable, but short of clean.
Over the published window Praia Da Madalena clears 60/100 for surfing at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 9 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Praia Da Madalena ranks 26th for 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 large (1,400m) fine grey-sand beach at the heart of Cedeira, sheltered inside the Ria de Cedeira estuary, with calm, gentle water rather than surf. Suits swimming and paddleboarding; kite and windsurf freeride is occasionally practised in the bay at high tide with northeasterly gusts. No nudist area; boat anchoring was briefly restricted during 2025 sand-works. Summer lifeguards operate under Galicia's SAPRAGA plan, with danger signs posted.
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Wind at Praia Da Madalena today: 7 kn S (gusting 38 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 Da Madalena today: 1.5 m, 14 s period from NW, hollow 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 Da Madalena today is around 05:00 UTC, when conditions score 79/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Praia Da Madalena scores 55/100 today for surfing — Okay. 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 Madalena 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 Madalena is a coastal location near Cedeira 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 Da Madalena, 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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