Praia da Vagueira Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Beira, Portugal)

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Praia da Vagueira Surf Guide

Praia da Vagueira in Beira is an exposed breakwater break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. Waves at the breakwater tend to peel to the left. Rarely crowded here. Take care of rocks in the line up.

Praia da Vagueira Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Breakwater	2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	58°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Praia da Vagueira:

The best conditions reported for surf at Praia da Vagueira occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Praia da Vagueira (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Praia da Vagueira with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 49% of the time in December while 49% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

49%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

49%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Praia da Vagueira Location Map

Interactive Praia da Vagueira surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Praia da Vagueira is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 77 km (48 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Praia da Vagueira is Vila Real Airport (VRL), also in Acores, 119 km (74 miles) away.

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Praia da Vagueira Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 13:53 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 26			Thu
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (ft)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (mph)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Praia da Vagueira look like?

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Tides at Praia da Vagueira

Current tide and informaton

For Aveiro, Portugal, 8 miles from Praia da Vagueira.

Next High Water: 01:37am | 10ft

Next Low Water: 07:04pm | 4ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Praia da Vagueira Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.2 °C) at Praia da Vagueira is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.