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Today at Praia de Valcovo: Epic! for surfing — 94/100 for intermediate level. Wind 6 kn SW · Waves 1.6 m, 11 s · Tide -1.1 to 0.3 m. Best window around 04:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Praia de Valcovo: 1.5m waves with light cross-shore wind. Surfing looks Epic! in the morning, with Kite Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 14°C / 57°F.
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Praia de Valcovo 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 6 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 de Valcovo clears 60/100 for surfing at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 8 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Praia de Valcovo ranks 7th 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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Most apps run a single global model at 9–25 km. We blend regional NWP from national meteorological offices at 1.3–2 km — UK Met Office UKV, Météo-France AROME HD, ItaliaMeteo ICON-2I — with ECMWF IFS for the 8-day horizon. Finer resolution means the sea breeze, cliff funnelling and bay shadowing that changes everything for a session.
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A consistent, powerful Atlantic sandy beach break in a semi-rural dune and rock setting, popular with surfers and bodyboarders. A-frame peaks break left and right off a 250-255 m beach of white sand, with offshore winds from the east/southeast; very consistent, with waves from small to over 10 ft. Strong currents run through, hazardous for swimmers. The beach holds LIC protected-area status and a Blue Flag; nudism is not permitted.
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Wind at Praia de Valcovo today: 6 kn SW (gusting 25 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 Valcovo today: 1.6 m, 11 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 surfing at Praia de Valcovo today is around 04:00 UTC, when conditions score 94/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Praia de Valcovo scores 36/100 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 Valcovo 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 Valcovo is a coastal location near Valcovo 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 Valcovo, 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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