Praia da Lota

Vila Nova de Cacela, Portugal

Right now

Conditions at 12:00 PM Western European Summer Time.

Poor

Flat (0.2 m) at 3 s, heading toward ENE, with moderate cross-onshore wind toward W.

Swell

0.2 m

ENE

3 s

Wind

13 km/h

W

Cross-onshore

Tide

1 m

Rising

Weather

25 °C

Mostly clear

21 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Thursday, September 17, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

NE

17 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

0.9 m

Overcast · 23 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

NE

18 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

1.1 m

Clear · 23 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

NE

16 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

1.4 m

Clear · 23 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

NE

12 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

1.8 m

Clear · 22 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

ENE

8 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

2.1 m

Clear · 22 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

E

7 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

2.4 m

Mostly clear · 21 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SE

7 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

2.5 m

Clear · 20 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 2 s

S

9 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

2.4 m

Clear · 20 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SE

8 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

2.2 m

Clear · 20 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

E

10 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.8 m

Partly cloudy · 21 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

ENE

13 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.4 m

Clear · 22 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

ENE

11 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Partly cloudy · 24 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

ENE

13 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

W

Onshore

1 m

Mostly clear · 25 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

NE

13 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1 m

Mostly clear · 25 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

NE

12 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

1.3 m

Overcast · 25 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

NE

13 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

1.5 m

Mostly clear · 25 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

NE

12 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

1.9 m

Mostly clear · 25 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

NNE

11 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

2.1 m

Mostly clear · 24 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

NNW

11 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

2.3 m

Mostly clear · 24 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

NW

9 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

2.3 m

Mostly clear · 23 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

NW

6 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

2.1 m

Mostly clear · 23 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

NW

5 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

1.9 m

Overcast · 22 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

NW

4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Overcast · 22 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

NW

3 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Mostly clear · 22 °C

Nearby spots

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