Praia do Norte, Nazaré

Praia do Norte, Nazaré is a WNW-facing beach break in Portugal. It picks up swell from SW and WSW to N, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 44% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the ESE: light winds or ESE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while WNW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

WNW (285°)

Best swell

W to NW (260°–315°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

ENE to SSE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

10–40 ft at the beach

Swell window

SW (223° to 233°); WSW to N (239° to 358°)

Offshore wind

ESE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

8 (1 plays here)