Praia dos Castros
Porto · Portugal
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Praia dos Castros is a W-facing sand beach on the Portugal shoreline, opening onto the Cantabrian Sea — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~17.3°C (63.1°F) on average
Jan
14°C
57.2°F · 12.4–15.9°C
Feb
13.4°C
56.1°F · 11.9–14.7°C
Mar
13.6°C
56.5°F · 12–15°C
Apr
14.5°C
58.1°F · 13.3–16.4°C
May
15.7°C
60.3°F · 13.4–17.9°C
Jun
16.8°C
62.2°F · 14.9–18.7°C
Jul
16.8°C
62.2°F · 14.5–18.9°C
Aug
17.1°C
62.8°F · 13.2–19.6°C
Sep
17.3°C
63.1°F · 13.7–20.5°C
Oct
17.2°C
63°F · 15.1–20.7°C
Nov
15.9°C
60.6°F · 13–18.1°C
Dec
14.6°C
58.3°F · 12.7–16.4°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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