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Murtinheira

Quiaios, Figueira da Foz, Centro, Portugal40.250, -8.890Beach break · faces W (270°)
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Murtinheira is a W-facing beach break in Quiaios, Figueira da Foz, Centro, Portugal. It picks up swell from SSW and SSW to N, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 35% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the E: light winds or E breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while W onshores chop it up.

Break
Beach
Faces
W (270°)
Best swell
SW to NW (230°–311°), 9 s or longer
Best wind
NE to SE offshore, or glassy
Best surf height
3–6 ft at the beach
Swell window
SSW (203.5° to 207.5°); SSW to N (209° to 354.5°)
Offshore wind
E
Tide
Model estimate
Wave buoy
None within 250 km
Cams
1

Cams at Murtinheira