Is Pedrógão good for beginners?

Not really. Heavy paddle-outs, strong rips and powerful sections make it an advanced wave. Newer surfers are far better off at a mellower nearby beach break first.

What board should I ride at Pedrógão?

On punchy days a step-up or your everyday shortboard handles the power. On smaller, weaker days a fish or mid-length keeps you moving through the flat sections.

Spots/Portugal/Leiria/Pedrógão

Pedrógão surf report & forecast

39.92, -8.95

Pedrógão is a beach break in Leiria, Portugal, facing west. Live Glyph Score, hourly conditions and the 7-day forecast.

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Right nowForecast · 22:57

Updated 10h ago

85GLYPH SCORE

AFTER DARK

Next window: Sun 08:00–11:00 · 88

Sea 4.4ft @ 12s NW, building · glassy (3kt N cross-shore) · low tide 11 PM

SWELL
4.4ft · 12s
WIND
3kt N
WAVE
4.4ft
DIR
NW

Tomorrow, hour by hour

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Tomorrow · 6 AM

5–7ft

NW

Tomorrow · 8 AM

5–7ft

NW

Tomorrow · 10 AM

5–7ft

NW

Tomorrow · 12 PM

5–8ft

NW

Tomorrow · 3 PM

5–8ft

NW

Tomorrow · 5 PM

5–8ft

NW

7-day forecast

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DAY
SCORE
SWELL
AM · PM
RATING

Fri

Oct 30

—

4.6ft

— · —

—

Sat

Oct 31

6.6ft

80 · 58

Sun

Nov 1

6.4ft

89 · 72

EPIC

Mon

Nov 2

5.0ft

89 · 75

EPIC

Tue

Nov 3

3.3ft

61 · 49

FUN

Wed

Nov 4

3.1ft

57 · 50

FUN

Thu

Nov 5

3.1ft

76 · 66

Tide & daylight

MODELLED · OPEN-METEO

LOW
23:00
HIGH
05:00
SUNRISE
07:02
SUNSET
17:36

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Surfing Pedrógão

Pedrógão surf break, Leiria, Portugal — Cover photo: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORT… · CC BY 2.0

Pedrógão is a surf break tracked live by Surf Glyph. The report above turns the swell model — wave height, period and direction — plus wind and tide into a single glyph score, so you can tell at a glance whether it's worth paddling out.

Local knowledge

Suits: Intermediate, Advanced

Early morning, before the wind comes up. Aim for a light offshore around dawn on a mid-to-low pushing tide with a clean groundswell — that combination produces the cleanest, most makeable peaks.

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