Is there surf at Baleal today?

Good: waves 2.3 m at 11 s from NW, swell 2.3 m · 9 s NW (Sat 20:00).

Is the wind offshore at Baleal?

Wind 14 km/h from N: onshore for a beach facing N.

When is the best time to surf Baleal today?

No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.

Where do the numbers come from?

The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

Surf forecast · Portugal · Centro

Surf forecast Baleal today

Waves, swell and wind at Baleal (Centro, Portugal) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.

Right now

Waves2.3 m11 s · from NW

Swell2.3 m9 s · from NW

Wind14 km/hfrom N · gusts 25 · onshore

Water15.7 °C

Good onshore.

Baleal surf forecast, next 3 days

Flat
Small
Fun
Good
Big

Saturday 24 October

No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.

Sunday 25 October

Good Best window 07:00–10:00: good, light wind.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
09:00	1.7 m · 11 s NW	1.7 m · 9 s NW	4–7 km/h ESE light wind
12:00	1.8 m · 11 s NW	1.8 m · 9 s NW	7–13 km/h NW light wind
15:00	1.8 m · 11 s NW	1.8 m · 9 s NW	11–19 km/h NW onshore

Monday 26 October

Good Best window 07:00–10:00: good, light wind.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
09:00	2.2 m · 12 s NW	2.1 m · 10 s NW	5–9 km/h E light wind
12:00	2.1 m · 11 s NW	2.1 m · 10 s NW	3–8 km/h SW light wind
15:00	1.9 m · 11 s NW	1.7 m · 10 s NW	13–22 km/h WSW cross-shore

Tuesday 27 October

Good Best window 17:00–18:00: good, light wind.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
09:00	1.8 m · 11 s NW	1.8 m · 9 s NW	6–10 km/h SSE light wind
12:00	2.0 m · 11 s NW	2.0 m · 9 s NW	12–21 km/h SW cross-shore
15:00	2.3 m · 12 s WNW	2.3 m · 10 s WNW	11–20 km/h WSW cross-shore

Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.

Forecast for Sat 20:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC

Waves map around Baleal

Open the waves map centred on Baleal

Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.

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Questions

Is there surf at Baleal today?: Good: waves 2.3 m at 11 s from NW, swell 2.3 m · 9 s NW (Sat 20:00).
Is the wind offshore at Baleal?: Wind 14 km/h from N: onshore for a beach facing N.
When is the best time to surf Baleal today?: No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
How warm is the water at Baleal?: 15.7 °C
Where do the numbers come from?: The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

Nearby surf spots

Supertubos (Peniche) 8 km · Praia da Areia Branca 14 km · Santa Cruz 30 km · Nazaré (Praia do Norte) 32 km · Coxos (Ericeira) 45 km · Ribeira d'Ilhas (Ericeira) 46 km

All surf spots

How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Baleal, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.