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Leça da Palmeira · North · Portugal

Leca da Palmeira

Today · beginner: ideal · 0.6 m waist high · offshore wind

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0.6 m now · to be confirmed

Now at the beach

Forecast for now

SURFBOOKING FORECAST 0.6m now at the spot RefiningRead at 20:29 (Lisbon)

Small surf · favourable conditions for beginners · still refining

Soft 0.6 m waves with light wind. If it's your first time (or your first times), the sea works, and this day's reading is still firming up. 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 0.6 m. Best day: WED 4, 0.6 m.

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Suggestion by level

Wave 0.9m at the spot · swell NW 1.1m out at sea · 14sWind ENE · 8 km/h

Best surf: done for today · tomorrow 08–10h

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

overall6.5 · Good · 08h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

1.0

916

0.9

816

0.9

814

0.9

816

0.8

1018

0.8

1021

0.8

1121

0.8

1021

0.7

919

0.7

918

0.6

817

0.6

516

0.6

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Today's hourly

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Today's hourly

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Suggestion by level

Wave 0.4m at the spot · swell NW 0.6m out at sea · 11sWind E · 18 km/h

Best surf 08–10h

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

overall4.2 · 09h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.4

1323

0.4

1628

0.4

1833

0.4

2240

0.5

2446

0.5

2345

0.5

2142

0.5

1938

0.5

1935

0.5

1634

0.6

1129

0.6

720

0.6

612

0.6

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Tuesday 3 November tomorrow

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Tuesday 3 November tomorrow

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Suggestion by level

Wave 0.6m at the spot · swell WNW 0.6m out at sea · 14sWind E · 14 km/h

Best surf 11–13h

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

overall5.6 · Good · 11h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.6

1018

0.6

1018

0.6

1120

0.6

1324

0.6

1426

0.6

1126

0.6

721

0.6

714

0.6

1324

0.6

1832

0.6

1834

0.6

1533

0.6

1127

0.7

719

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Wednesday 4 November in 2 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Wednesday 4 November in 2 days

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Suggestion by level

Wave 0.6m at the spot · swell WNW 0.7m out at sea · 12sWind S · 3 km/h

Best surf 11–13h

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

overall5.3 · 12h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.6

813

0.6

713

0.6

612

0.6

512

0.6

310

0.6

511

0.6

817

0.6

817

0.6

816

0.6

816

0.6

714

0.5

310

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Thursday 5 November in 3 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Thursday 5 November in 3 days

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Suggestion by level

Wave 0.4m at the spot · swell WNW 0.5m out at sea · 9sWind E · 8 km/h

Best surf 08–10h

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

overall3.0 · 08h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.4

814

0.4

814

0.4

714

0.3

612

0.3

512

0.3

512

0.3

623

0.3

1123

0.3

1323

0.3

916

0.3

916

0.3

815

0.3

815

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Friday 6 November in 4 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Friday 6 November in 4 days

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Suggestion by level

Wave 0.6m at the spot · wind sea SW 0.8m out at sea · 5sWind ESE · 8 km/h

Best surf 08–10h

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

overall2.4 · 08h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.6

816

0.6

816

0.6

816

0.6

817

0.6

917

0.6

816

0.6

716

0.6

716

0.5

716

0.5

714

0.5

714

0.5

814

0.5

921

0.5

1021

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Saturday 7 November in 5 days

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Saturday 7 November in 5 days

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Suggestion by level

Wave 0.5m at the spot · wind sea SW 0.7m out at sea · 5sWind SE · 13 km/h

Best surf 08–10h

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

overall2.6 · 08h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.5

1226

0.5

1326

0.5

1426

0.5

1533

0.5

1633

0.6

1733

0.6

1737

0.6

1837

0.6

1837

0.6

1839

0.6

1939

0.6

1939

0.6

1933

0.6

1733

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Sunday 8 November in 6 days

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Sunday 8 November in 6 days

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The sea right now

Live map

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

Leca da Palmeira

Beach break by the harbour wall, north of the Leixões port, with lefts and rights and more swell than Matosinhos. The tide matters little; many say it is best on the rise. Crowded line-up and variable water quality. Without a school, for experienced surfers.

BottomSand

ExposureSemi-exposed

Best swellNW-W

FacesWest

CrowdSome people

Spot guide

Surfing Leca da Palmeira

Leca da Palmeira is a surf beach in Leça da Palmeira, Portugal.

What level is Leca da Palmeira for?

Leca da Palmeira 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 Leca da Palmeira?

The bottom is sand. It is the most forgiving bottom for learning and for wipeouts, though the sandbanks shift through the year.

When does Leca da Palmeira work best?

Leca da Palmeira has partial swell exposure: it works on many days but benefits from a bigger swell or a favourable direction. It is usually best with swell from NW-W. The beach faces West.