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Today at Praia do Norte: Epic! for surfing — 94/100 for advanced level. Wind 7 kn S · Waves 2.7 m, 12 s · Tide -1.2 to 0.3 m. Best window around 23:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Praia do Norte: 2.4m waves with moderate cross-shore wind. Surfing looks Epic! in the midday, with Kite Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 16°C / 61°F.
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Praia do Norte 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 do Norte clears 60/100 for surfing at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 6 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Praia do Norte ranks 19th 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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The world's premier big-wave venue: a wild, unsupervised Atlantic beach break where the offshore Nazaré Submarine Canyon amplifies westerly groundswells to record heights, with a right-hander driving surfers toward exposed rocks. Swimming is effectively off-limits — the sea is dangerous and tourists have drowned — with no permanent lifeguard station. In the big-wave season (Nov-March) a safety plan runs; surfers must give 72 hours' notice.
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Wind at Praia do Norte 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 do Norte today: 2.7 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 surfing at Praia do Norte today is around 02:00 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 do Norte scores 37/100 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 do Norte 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 do Norte 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 do Norte, 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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