Surf spot
Paul do Mar
Advanced-Expert · Boulder point break
Quick facts
- Skill level
- Advanced-Expert
- Wave type
- Boulder point break
- Optimal swell
- W 4-12ft
- Bottom
- Rocks and reef
- Characteristics
- Constant, big, tubular waves with perfect cylinders
- Hazards
- Rocky seabed, powerful waves
Conditions now
updated 12 Nov, 07:37Probably not working
- Swell from SW, outside the WSW-NW window
- 8s period, below the 10s this spot needs
- 2.7 m swell, in range
- Light wind (5 kn)
- Swell
- 2.7 m
- 8.5 ft from SW
- Period
- 8 s
- total sea 3.3 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- W, gusts 20 kn
- Sea temp
- 22°C
- 2 mm shorty, or a 3/2 if the wind is up
Tide: Mid tide over the boulders; check the entry at low
| Day | Max wave | Period | Swell from | Wind max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12 Nov | 3.3 m (11 ft) | 10 s | WNW | 7 kn W |
| Fri 13 Nov | 2.5 m (8 ft) | 9 s | NW | 7 kn WSW |
| Sat 14 Nov | 2.1 m (7 ft) | 9 s | NW | 6 kn NE |
| Sun 15 Nov | 1.7 m (5.5 ft) | 9 s | NW | 6 kn WSW |
Model output from Open-Meteo at the nearest ocean grid cell, not a spot report. The verdict compares it with the working window listed for Paul do Mar; a local check beats it every time. Windy wave map · all spots today
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