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Today at Praia das Palmeiras: Excellent for windsurfing — 87/100 for expert level. Wind 18 kn NE · Waves 0.9 m, 9 s · Tide -0.8 to 0.4 m. Best window around 09:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Praia das Palmeiras: 0.9m waves with strong cross-shore wind. Wing Foiling looks Epic! in the morning, with Kite Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 23°C / 74°F.
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Praia das Palmeiras faces SE, so the prevailing westerly comes over the land before it reaches you. For windsurfing that usually means a gustier, less predictable flow than the raw wind speed suggests.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 18 kn. Straight cross-shore is the classic windsurfing direction: it lets you hold a line along the beach rather than fighting to get back to it.
Over the published window Praia das Palmeiras clears 60/100 for windsurfing 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 22 scored spots within reach today, Praia das Palmeiras ranks 2nd for windsurfing. 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 managed urban bathing complex in Santa Cruz, Madeira, combining a pebble beach with a pontoon sea entry and two seawater pools. A calm, sheltered family swimming spot rather than a surf or watersports venue; pedal boats are the main activity. As of July 2026 there is an active bathing ban from detected sewage contamination, despite long-standing Blue Flag status. Lifeguards are on duty June-September, 09:00-19:00, with a first-aid station on site.
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Wind at Praia das Palmeiras today: 18 kn NE (gusting 28 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects windsurfing 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 das Palmeiras today: 0.9 m, 9 s period from SW, reforming 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 windsurfing at Praia das Palmeiras today is around 02:00 UTC, when conditions score 79/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Praia das Palmeiras scores 74/100 today for surfing — Good. 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 das Palmeiras 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 das Palmeiras is a coastal location near Santa Cruz 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 das Palmeiras, 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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