Amado surf forecast

Carrapateira · Algarve · Portugal

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Wide sandbank beach and surf-school hub with several peaks, so there's usually room despite summer crowds. Picks up NW swell and handles light N wind; rips appear when it gets bigger.

Break
beach break, lefts and rights; faces W
Level
beginner
Best swell
NW, W
Best wind
E, NE (offshore)
Best tide
all tides
Season
Autumn to spring
Typical size
0.5–2.4 m
Crowd
high
Hazards
Rips when the swell is bigger; Some rocks at the ends of the beach

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