Praia de Monte Gordo tomorrow: light chop, busy

Small waves; fine for most swimmers. Light chop water, waves about 0.5 m on this beach (our estimate), busy (public holiday: Republic Day). In Monte Gordo.

MorningLight chopAfternoonLight chopCrowdBusyWaves hereabout 0.5 m

📍 In Monte Gordo · faces south · map

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20 km/h from the south-southeast this afternoon; offshore waves 0.7 m every 4 s from the southeast (tomorrow). Praia de Monte Gordo faces south, so the wind blows onto the beach and builds waves.

Praia de Monte Gordo, day by day

Day	Sea	Waves · wind	Crowd
Tomorrow	Light chop	≈0.5 m · 20 km/h SSE	Busy
Tue 6 Oct	Choppy → Light chop	≈0.7 m · 23 km/h SSW	Normal	Try Praia da Alagoa
Wed 7 Oct	Calm	under 0.3 m · 11 km/h N	Normal
Thu 8 Oct	Calm	under 0.3 m · 4 km/h NNW	Normal
Fri 9 Oct	Light chop	≈0.7 m · 6 km/h SSE	Normal
Sat 10 Oct	Calm	under 0.3 m · 7 km/h SSE	Busy
Sun 11 Oct	Light chop → Choppy	≈0.9 m · 9 km/h S	Busy	Try Praia da Alagoa

Sea: morning → afternoon when it changes. Waves are our estimate for this beach from the offshore forecast; wind is the afternoon average. Crowd is our estimate. This week: calm water on 3 of 7 days, a good day (calm and not crowded) on 2. Best day: Wednesday 7 October 2026.

About Praia de Monte Gordo

Praia de Monte Gordo is a sandy beach about 2.5 km long, in Monte Gordo (Eastern Algarve). It faces south: wind from the north blows off the land here and flattens the water, while wind and swell from the south roll straight in. OpenStreetMap shows 62 places to eat or drink within 400 m, 15 hotels or apartments within 600 m, toilets, parking, a beach club and a lifeguard post nearby.

Close by

Praia Verde: 2.7 km away, faces south-southeast, light chop tomorrow
Praia da Alagoa: 4.2 km away, faces south-southeast, light chop tomorrow
Praia da Manta Rota: 6.8 km away, faces south-southeast, light chop tomorrow

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