Praia do Norte
Leiria, Portugal
Today at a glance
Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:45 pm2.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
5.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
4.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
4.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C60°F
- Water
- 16°C60°F
- Wind
- 42 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 117 km/hmph
- Waves
- 2.7 m9 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 76%
- Sunset
- 6:45 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 7 am, -1.4 m5 ft
- High 1 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 7 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
- High 1 am, 0.6 m2 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun6.0 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 8%
- Mon5.6 GoodBest 3 pm to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Tue4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 12%
- Wed6.7 GoodBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.3 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Praia do Norte
Praia do Norte is a beach in Nazaré, Portugal, located near the town of Nazaré. It is 2,105 meters away from Praia Nova and 94 kilometers from Aeroporto Humberto Delgado.
Praia do Norte (‘North Beach’) is a beach located in Nazaré, Portuguese Oeste region, which due to its giant white breaking waves is famed for its surfing conditions. Nazaré's waves were listed on the Guinness Book of Records for the biggest waves ever surfed and have also been featured multiple times on the Billabong XXL awards in the categories of Biggest Wave and Ride of the Year.
Source: Praia do Norte (Nazaré) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 2.4 km1.5 miNazaré (town)
- Nearest airport
- 94 km58 miAeroporto Humberto Delgado (LIS)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia Nova2.1 km1.3 mi south away5.5 Good later
- Praia da Falca2.5 km1.6 mi north away5.5 Good later
- Nazaré beach2.9 km1.8 mi south away5.2 Fair later
- Praia de Vale Furado7.1 km4.4 mi north away5.5 Good later
- Praia do Salgado7.2 km4.5 mi south away5.3 Fair later