Sao Jacinto Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Beira, Portugal)

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Sao Jacinto Surf Guide

Sao Jacinto in Beira is an exposed sandbar break that does not work very often. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the east southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the north. Waves at the sandbar break both left and right. Sometimes crowded.

Sao Jacinto Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Sandbar	3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	60°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sao Jacinto:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sao Jacinto occur when a North 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 Sao Jacinto (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Sao Jacinto with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 11% of the time in October while 16% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 73% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

11%

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

blown out

16%

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

too small

73%

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

Explore Sao Jacinto Location Map

Interactive Sao Jacinto 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 Sao Jacinto is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, which is 64 km (40 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Sao Jacinto is Vila Real Airport (VRL), also in Acores, 109 km (68 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Sao Jacinto Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 5 April 2025, 06:47 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 05
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (ft)	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (mph)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross

What does Sao Jacinto look like?

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Credit: Tiago Reis

Tides at Sao Jacinto

Current tide and informaton

For Aveiro, Portugal, 4 miles from Sao Jacinto.

Next High Water: 10:05am | 8ft

Next Low Water: 03:26pm | 5ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Sao Jacinto Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.6 °C) at Sao Jacinto 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 (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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