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Viana do Castelo · North · Portugal

Afife

Today · beginner: surf zone fine for beginners; big sea outside · 0.8 m waist high · light 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 20:30 (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.
Plan the session

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 1.2m at the spot · swell NW 1.2m out at sea · 12sWind E · 9 km/h
Best surf: done for today · tomorrow 10–12h

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

overall7.3 · Very Good · 08h

Sand bottom. 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 9 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 9 km/h 0.000.4100.8201.1301.540 1.2m07h09h11h13h15h17h19h
The sea right now

Live map

Map of Afife

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

Afife

Sandy beach with dunes, with lefts and rights. Works on several tides, best from low to mid tide, on the rise. Watch for strong currents.

BottomSand
ExposureExposed
Best swellNW-W
FacesWest
CrowdQuiet
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Spot guide

Surfing Afife

Afife is a surf beach in Viana do Castelo, Portugal.

What level is Afife for?

Afife 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 Afife?

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

When does Afife work best?

Afife is an exposed beach that picks up much of the Atlantic swell, so it works often through the year. It is usually best with swell from NW-W. The beach faces West.

Where

On the map

Mapa de Afife
Afife

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