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Today at Praia Da Ladeira: Good for swimming — 77/100 for expert level. Wind 9 kn NE · Tide -0.9 to 0.1 m. Best window around 03:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Praia Da Ladeira: 0.2m waves with moderate cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the afternoon, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 16°C / 61°F.
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Praia Da Ladeira faces E, tucked away from the prevailing westerly swell — the aspect that gives swimming the flat, sheltered water it needs more often than an exposed coast would.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 9 kn. At that strength expect a textured surface for swimming, and the shelter of the bay to matter more than the forecast number.
Over the published window Praia Da Ladeira clears 60/100 for swimming 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, 2 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Praia Da Ladeira ranks 4th for swimming. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
Satellite-derived bathymetry with 10 m pixels and 10 cm vertical resolution out to ~40 m depth. The shape of the seabed is what determines where and how waves break.
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.
A nearshore wave model propagates the spectrum across the bathymetric mesh — modelling refraction, shoaling, dissipation, focusing and breaking as it goes. Most apps stop at swell + wind. We go further.
10 sport models × 4 ability levels weight wave height, period, wind, tide and breaking conditions differently — calibrated against ridden sessions so the scores mean what they say.
A 940m sheltered beach facing ENE into an estuary, with fine white sand and calm water rated unsuitable for surfing and low on wind; kayaking is described as ideal here. Separate zones exist for diving, surfing, and sailing with marked moorings. Dogs are not permitted. Blue Flag certified for 2026, with lifeguard cover 1 July to 9 September (weekdays 12:00-20:00, weekends/holidays 12:00-21:00). The beach is just 15m wide at high tide, widening at low tide.
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Wind at Praia Da Ladeira today: 9 kn NE (gusting 48 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects swimming 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 Ladeira today: 0.3 m, 6 s period from SW, surging 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 swimming at Praia Da Ladeira today is around 21:00 UTC, when conditions score 75/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Praia Da Ladeira scores 90/100 today for kite foiling — 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 Da Ladeira 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 Ladeira is a coastal location near O Chazo 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 Ladeira, 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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