Lagos — Meia Praia

Lagos · beach

Now0.1/5

The swell is missing this beach

0.4m @ 7–12s WNW · 0kW/m · +0.2m @ 9s Wsecondary swell · 5kn SE ↘onshore

Tide2.5m↓ falling· low in 4h37

🌊 18.3°Cwater29°CairWear:3/2 fullsuitSeaSmoothUV6 HighSurfaceCleanConsistencyFairly consistent(65)

TideLow 15:52 1.4mHigh 22:20 2.5mLow 04:26 1.5mHigh 10:58 2.7mOfficial tide predictions (WorldTides).

Lagos — Meia Praia

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Swell height · metres

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Wind · knots

Hour by hour

Time	Score	Swell	Wind	Tide
07:00	0.1	0.3m 7–12s WNW+0.1m 7s NW	2kn NNW ↗	0.7 ↑
08:00	0.1	0.3m 6–12s WNW+0.1m 8s WNW	3kn NNW ↗	0.9 ↑
09:00	0.1	0.3m 6–12s WNW+0.1m 9s W	1kn NW ↗	1.0 ↑
10:00	0.1	0.4m 6–12s WNW+0.1m 10s WSW	1kn S ↘	1.0 ↓
11:00	0.1	0.4m 7–12s WNW+0.2m 9s W	5kn SE ↘	0.8 ↓
12:00	0.1	0.3m 7–12s WNW+0.2m 7s WNW	6kn SE ↘ g12	0.6 ↓
13:00	0.1	0.3m 7–12s WNW+0.2m 6s NW	6kn SE ↘ g12	0.4 ↓
14:00	0.1	0.3m 7–12s WNW+0.2m 5s NW	8kn SSE ↘ g14	0.2 ↓
15:00	0.1	0.3m 7–12s WNW+0.2m 5s NW	7kn SE ↘ g14	0.0 ↓
16:00	0.1	0.3m 7s WNW+0.2m 6s NW	6kn SE ↘ g12	0.0 ↑
17:00	0.1	0.4m 7s WNW+0.2m 7s NW	6kn SE ↘ g12	0.1 ↑
18:00	0.1	0.4m 7s WNW+0.2m 9s NW	5kn SSE ↘ g11	0.2 ↑
19:00	0.1	0.4m 7s WNW+0.2m 10s NW	4kn SSE ↘	0.5 ↑
20:00	0.1	0.4m 7s WNW+0.2m 11s NW	0kn E →	0.7 ↑
21:00	0.1	0.4m 7s WNW+0.2m 10s NW	1kn WSW →	0.9 ↑

Spot guide

Best swell: SE–SW
Best wind: N (offshore)
Best tide: Works on all tides
First–last light: 06:43–20:26

Long, flat, mellow beach curving into Lagos bay east of the headland — the region's classic long beginner/longboard beach, tucked well out of the Nortada; only wakes up on bigger wrapped swell. Hazards researched 2026-08-27 from Surf Guide Algarve, CM Lagos edital and the APA bathing profile. The rip warning is deliberately conditional: it is documented only for bigger swell, which is precisely when this spot scores well enough to trigger an alert. A local school teaching the small summer regime reports no rips, which is consistent rather than contradictory.

Hazards rips on bigger swell · surf-school crowds · summer swimmers on the inside · buoyed boat lanes off the marina

Best time of year

Jan

72.9%

Feb

77.5%

Mar

69.6%

Apr

62.7%

May

75.4%

Jun

69.2%

Jul

73.6%

Aug

70.4%

Sep

69.8%

Oct

71.9%

Nov

62.5%

Dec

74.7%

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