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Today at Praia de Montalvo: Epic! for surfing — 94/100 for beginner level. Wind 16 kn E · Waves 1.1 m, 16 s · Tide -0.8 to 0.1 m. Best window around 14:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Praia de Montalvo: 0.8m waves with moderate offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the afternoon, with Surfing also worth considering. Water temperature is 15°C / 59°F.
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Praia de Montalvo 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-offshore at 16 kn. Leaning offshore, so the face should still stand up clean for surfing — not the glassy hold of a straight offshore, but the right side of neutral.
Over the published window Praia de Montalvo clears 60/100 for surfing 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, 9 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Praia de Montalvo is the best of them for surfing — so if you are travelling for it, this is the one.
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A SW-facing sandy Atlantic beach break flanked by rocky headlands, backed by dunes and pine forest. Sand-shaped peaks form a short, hollow shore break suited to intermediate-advanced surfers in autumn/winter swell, while it stays a broad family beach otherwise. Tidal range is large: 80m wide at low tide, 20m at high tide, with peaks breaking best on a rising mid-tide. Blue Flag certified, with lifeguard cover mid-June to 15 September and patrol zodiacs.
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Wind at Praia de Montalvo today: 16 kn E (gusting 28 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 de Montalvo today: 1.1 m, 16 s period from N, 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 surfing at Praia de Montalvo today is around 19:00 UTC, when conditions score 89/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Praia de Montalvo scores 94/100 today for surfing — Epic!. 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 Montalvo 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 Montalvo is a coastal location near Montalbo 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 de Montalvo, 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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