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Porto / Matosinhos/ Gaia · North · Portugal

Lavadores

Today · beginner: ideal · 0.8 m waist high · offshore wind

0.8 m now · to be confirmed
Now at the beach

Forecast for now

SURFBOOKING FORECAST 0.8m now at the spot RefiningRead at 21:33 (Lisbon)
Small surf · favourable conditions for beginners · still refining
Soft 0.8 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 0.8 m. Best day: WED 4, 0.7 m.
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Suggestion by level
N S E W
Wave 1.1m at the spot · swell NW 1.1m out at sea · 14sWind E · 8 km/h
Best surf: done for today · tomorrow 09–11h

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

overall7.3 · Very Good · 08h

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 1.2 m, wind up to 15 km/h 0.000.4100.8201.1301.540 1.2m07h08h09h10h11h12h13h14h15h16h17h18h19h20h
Today's hourly
Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)
Wave and wind chart: waves up to 1.2 m, wind up to 15 km/h 0.000.4100.8201.1301.540 1.2m07h09h11h13h15h17h19h
The sea right now

Live map

Map of Lavadores

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

Lavadores

Beach in Vila Nova de Gaia, south of the Douro river mouth, with sand and rock outcrops.

BottomSand & Rock
FacesWest
CrowdSome people
Spot guide

Surfing Lavadores

Lavadores is a surf beach in Porto / Matosinhos/ Gaia, Portugal.

What level is Lavadores for?

Lavadores 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 Lavadores?

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

When does Lavadores work best?

Lavadores works with the right mix of swell and wind on the day. The beach faces West.

Where

On the map

Mapa de Lavadores
Lavadores
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