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Lagos · Algarve · Portugal

Praia da Luz

Today · beginner: ideal · 0.3 m ankle high · light wind

The first school on this beach to accept gets the lesson. If none accepts, your money comes back.

0.3 m now
Now at the beach

Forecast for now

SURFBOOKING FORECAST 0.3m now at the spot Read at 20:29 (Lisbon) Live
Very small surf today · still refining
0.3 m waves with light wind. The forecast may change: confirm two hours before.
★ The same beach is gold for one level and flat for another — we tell you which one is yours.
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Forecast · next 7 days

Now 0.3 m, the best day of the week.
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Suggestion by level
N S E W
Wave 0.4m at the spot · swell ESE 0.4m out at sea · 15sWind S · 8 km/h
Best surf: done for today

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall4.5 · 13h

Mixed bottom, sand and rock. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Technical detail
Today's hourly
Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)
Wave and wind chart: waves up to 0.4 m, wind up to 11 km/h 0.000.1100.3200.4300.540 0.4m07h08h09h10h11h12h13h14h15h16h17h18h19h20h
Today's hourly
Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)
Wave and wind chart: waves up to 0.4 m, wind up to 11 km/h 0.000.1100.3200.4300.540 0.4m07h09h11h13h15h17h19h
The sea right now

Live map

Map of Praia da Luz

This peak is sheltered from part of the swell by the coastline — SurfBooking Forecast already accounts for it, hour by hour.

Sea flow

The hour bar above moves both maps through the day — each arrow points its real direction, with the map north-up.

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About the beach

Praia da Luz

Sandy bay in the village of Luz, with a right over rock by Rocha Negra and a shallow left at the other end that is not for beginners. Watch out for sea urchins, rocks and currents.

BottomSand & Rock
FacesSouth
CrowdSome people
Spot guide

Surfing Praia da Luz

Praia da Luz is a surf beach in Lagos, Portugal, with 1 surf school.

What level is Praia da Luz for?

Praia da Luz has no fixed level, and that is the question Surf Booking answers every day: the same sea suits a beginner and does not suit an advanced surfer, or the other way round. On this page the sea at this beach is read hour by hour and by level — beginner, intermediate and advanced — for the next 7 days, and the verdict is this beach's, not the region's.

What is the bottom like at Praia da Luz?

The bottom is mixed sand and rock. It helps to know where the rocks are, especially at low tide.

When does Praia da Luz work best?

Praia da Luz works with the right mix of swell and wind on the day. The beach faces South.

Where

On the map

Mapa de Praia da Luz
Praia da Luz
Praia da Luz
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