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Today at Praia da Nazare: Epic! for surfing — 96/100 for intermediate level. Wind 7 kn S · Waves 1.7 m, 12 s · Tide -1.2 to 0.3 m. Best window around 23:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Praia da Nazare: 1.6m waves with moderate cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the midday, with Surfing also worth considering. Water temperature is 16°C / 61°F.
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Praia da Nazare faces W, 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-shore at 7 kn. Straight cross-shore sits between the two for surfing — the face stays rideable but the wall is less organised than on a clean offshore.
Over the published window Praia da Nazare clears 60/100 for surfing at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 11 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Praia da Nazare is the best of them for surfing — so if you are travelling for it, this is the one.
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A broad, 1.5 km sandy town beach on Portugal's west coast, fully exposed to Atlantic swell. Sandy-bottom beach break with multiple peaks giving left and right waves, best with W-NW swell and E offshore wind; big-wave season runs October-March. Lifeguards patrol in summer under the national flag system; red flag prohibits entry. Tidal range about 2.3 m; rips and shore-break possible.
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Wind at Praia da Nazare today: 7 kn S (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 da Nazare today: 1.7 m, 12 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 Nazare today is around 23:00 UTC, when conditions score 96/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Praia da Nazare scores 50/100 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 Nazare 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 Nazare is a coastal location near Nazaré 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 Nazare, 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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