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Lagoa de Albufeira is a surf beach in Sesimbra / Setúbal, Lisboa, Portugal.

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Sesimbra / Setúbal · Lisbon · Portugal

Lagoa de Albufeira

Today · beginner: ideal · 0.4 m knee high · light wind

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0.4 m now

Now at the beach

Forecast for now

SURFBOOKING FORECAST 0.4m now at the spot Read at 20:29 (Lisbon) Live

Small surf · favourable conditions for beginners · still refining

Soft 0.4 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.

Plan the session

Forecast · next 7 days

Now 0.4 m. Best day: WED 4, 0.7 m.

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Suggestion by level

Wave 0.5m at the spot · swell NW 1.1m out at sea · 14sWind NE · 7 km/h

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

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

overall5.2 · 08h

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

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.5

713

0.5

713

0.5

613

0.5

614

0.5

514

0.5

212

0.4

511

0.5

917

0.5

1020

0.4

818

0.4

616

0.4

413

0.4

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

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

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.2m at the spot · swell NW 0.6m out at sea · 11sWind ENE · 3 km/h

Best surf 08–10h

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

overall3.8 · 08h

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

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.2

410

0.2

613

0.2

513

0.2

613

0.2

1121

0.3

1222

0.3

921

0.4

617

0.5

411

0.5

410

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

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Tuesday 3 November tomorrow

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

Tuesday 3 November tomorrow

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

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.7m at the spot · swell WNW 0.7m out at sea · 14sWind NE · 10 km/h

Best surf 10–12h

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

overall5.1 · 10h

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

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.6

920

0.6

1021

0.6

1022

0.7

1022

0.7

1122

0.7

819

0.7

417

0.6

512

0.6

1121

0.6

1425

0.6

1225

0.6

822

0.6

515

0.6

512

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

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

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.6m at the spot · swell WNW 0.7m out at sea · 12sWind ENE · 5 km/h

Best surf 08–10h

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

overall4.9 · 08h

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

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.6

513

0.6

1121

0.6

1021

0.6

1120

0.6

1221

0.5

921

0.5

616

0.4

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

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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

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

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.3m 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

817

0.3

817

0.3

817

0.3

921

0.3

1121

0.3

1221

0.3

1221

0.3

1221

0.3

1121

0.3

916

0.3

816

0.3

918

0.3

918

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

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

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.7m at the spot · wind sea WSW 0.7m out at sea · 5sWind SSE · 19 km/h

Best surf 08–10h

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

overall2.8 · 08h

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

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.7

1734

0.7

1934

0.6

2034

0.6

2042

0.7

2040

0.7

2037

0.7

2143

0.7

2243

0.7

2243

0.8

2128

0.8

1728

0.8

1528

0.8

1529

0.8

1529

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

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Saturday 7 November in 5 days

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

Saturday 7 November in 5 days

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

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.7m at the spot · wind sea WSW 0.8m out at sea · 5sWind S · 28 km/h

Best surf 11–13h

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

overall1.3 · 11h

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

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.7

3358

0.7

3358

0.7

3258

0.6

3046

0.7

2846

0.7

2646

0.7

2446

0.7

2346

0.7

2246

0.7

2139

0.7

1939

0.7

1839

0.8

1528

0.8

1328

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

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Sunday 8 November in 6 days

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

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

Lagoa de Albufeira

Beach break by the lagoon's opening to the sea, best when the lagoon is open. Works on all tides. On the sea side there are dangerous rip currents; the lagoon next to it has calm water.

BottomSand

ExposureSemi-exposed

Best swellSW-W

FacesWest

CrowdQuiet

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Spot guide

Surfing Lagoa de Albufeira

Lagoa de Albufeira is a surf beach in Sesimbra / Setúbal, Portugal.

What level is Lagoa de Albufeira for?

Lagoa de Albufeira 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 Lagoa de Albufeira?

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

When does Lagoa de Albufeira work best?

Lagoa de Albufeira 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 SW-W. The beach faces West.