Praia da Costa de Santo André surf forecast
Santiago do Cacém · Alentejo · Portugal
Today at Praia da Costa de Santo André: waves 1–1.6 m, head high to overhead around 10:00 (10 s swell), cross-onshore wind. Good for intermediate surfers, fair for beginners, fair for advanced. Updated 27 Oct, 09:52 UTC.
Praia da Costa de Santo André surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. Best day: Sunday 1 Nov (waves 1.1–1.7 m, offshore).
| Day | Best | Waves | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:00 | 1–1.6 m | cross-onshore | Fair | Good | Fair |
| Wed 28 | 07:00 | 1.8–2.8 m | cross-offshore | Poor | Fair | Fair |
| Thu 29 | 07:00 | 1.2–1.8 m | offshore | Poor–Fair | Good | Good |
| Fri 30 | 13:00 | 0.5–0.7 m | cross-shore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Sat 31 | 08:00 | 1–1.6 m | cross-offshore | Fair | Good | Fair |
| Sun 1 | 09:00 | 1.1–1.7 m | offshore | Poor–Fair | Good | Good |
| Mon 2 | 11:00 | 0.9–1.3 m | offshore | Fair | Good | Poor–Fair |
Model forecast updated 27 Oct, 09:52 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
3.4 km of sand on the strip between the Atlantic and the Lagoa de Santo André, facing west-north-west, so it takes more of the NW swell than the beaches north of Melides. No surf guide covers it in detail; windsurfers describe good waves on the ocean side, but the summer N to NW wind blows onshore, so surf the morning or an E wind. Once a year, usually in March, a channel is dug to open the lagoon to the sea; keep away from the outflow while it runs. The road ends at car parks by the beach and the lagoon campsite. Melides is 2 km north. Lifeguards from mid June to mid September.
- Break
- beach break, peaks both ways; faces WNW
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- W, NW
- Best wind
- E, ESE (offshore)
- Best tide
- mid tide
- Season
- Autumn to spring
- Typical size
- 0.8–2 m
- Crowd
- low
- Hazards
- Outflow current when the lagoon is opened to the sea (usually March); Rips along the open sand; Onshore N to NW wind most summer afternoons; Lifeguards only from mid June to mid September
More surf spots nearby: surf spots in Grândola.
Nearby spots
- Praia do Monte Velho, Santiago do Cacém
- Praia da Aberta Nova, Grândola
- Praia da Galé-Fontainhas, Grândola
- Praia do Pêgo, Grândola
- São Torpes, Sines
- Pico Loco, Sines (São Torpes)
Questions
Is Praia da Costa de Santo André good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (outflow current when the lagoon is opened to the sea (usually march); rips along the open sand). Beginners nearby can try Praia do Pêgo, Grândola.
What swell, wind and tide work best at Praia da Costa de Santo André?
W, NW swell, E, ESE wind (offshore), at mid tide. Typical size 0.8–2 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Praia da Costa de Santo André are in the Surf Spoting app.