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Bafureira

Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal38.688, -9.358Reef break · faces S (180°)
Spot guide

Bafureira is an S-facing reef break in Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal. It picks up swell from S to WNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 46% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the N: light winds or N breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while S onshores chop it up.

Break
Reef
Faces
S (180°)
Best swell
S to SW (171°–231°), 11 s or longer
Best wind
NW to NE offshore, or glassy
Best surf height
4–10 ft at the beach
Swell window
S to WNW (171.5° to 295.5°)
Offshore wind
N
Tide
Model estimate
Wave buoy
None within 250 km
Cams
3

Cams at Bafureira