Paço de Arcos

Paço de Arcos is an S-facing reef break in Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal. It picks up swell from S to W, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 53% 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 (172°–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 W (172° to 280°)

Offshore wind

N

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

1