Caparica Weekly Digest

Surf — Costa da Caparica

• A solid but breezy week of NW swell: the early stretch ran around 5.5 ft (1.7 m) at 11–12 s with light offshore N wind, building through Friday to 8–10 ft (2.5–3.0 m) at 12–13 s — big and clean-faced but windy with strong currents.
• The weekend stayed solid at roughly 8 ft (2.4–2.5 m) at 11 s before easing to about 6 ft (1.8–1.9 m) on Sunday with N offshore wind.
• Outlook: Monday and Tuesday stay in the 6–7.5 ft (1.8–2.3 m) range with N offshore winds, then Wednesday brings the next long-period pulse — 9–10 ft (2.8–3.0 m) at 14 s from the WNW. A touch north of the ideal window, but if the wind stays offshore late next week could go overhead to double-overhead at the biggest sets.
• Water temp is around 19 °C (66 °F), and today's tide shows a high near 12:38 and 01:07, low near 18:56.

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• Swellarchive — Costa da Caparica surf forecast
• Surf-Forecast.com — Costa da Caparica

Events

• Fri 23 Oct, 21h00 — Paisagens Sonoras: Música e Natureza: piano recital by Rafael Ruiz at Convento dos Capuchos, free entry, M/6.
• Sat 24 – Sun 25 Oct, from 10h00 — Almada Green Market: Almada's greenest street market returns to the Parque Urbano da Charneca de Caparica.
• Sat 24 Oct, 10h00 — Meditação "Respirar & Sentir": guided mindfulness session at Solar dos Zagallos, open to ages 9+.
• Sat 24 Oct — Espetáculo "Cordas que falam": string-music show in the parish.
• Sat 24 – Sun 25 Oct — ASCC Super Groms 2026: surf contest for the youngest age groups (U8–U14) in Costa da Caparica.
• Sun 25 Oct, 10h00–12h00 — Manhãs Desportivas: Zumba: free outdoor dance workout at the Parque Urbano da Charneca de Caparica.
• Sun 25 Oct — MUDA – Mercado Urbano de Almada: urban market of creativity, sustainability and culture.
• Sun 25 Oct — Tertúlia "IA à moda da Bau-Bau": tech-and-citizenship talk at the Associação Cultural e Desportiva da Quinta do Bau-Bau.
• Tue 27 Oct — Aniversário da Sociedade Recreativa do Bairro da Bela Vista: anniversary of the Charneca de Caparica community club (founded 1970).
• Thu 29 Oct — Walking Football: low-impact football session in Charneca de Caparica.

Nature & Outdoors

• ASCC Caparica Power wraps its 2026 circuit: the 3rd and final stage ran 17–18 Oct at Praia do Marcelino, deciding the season titles and the Top-10 qualifiers for the Special Event (waiting period 7 Nov – 6 Dec, €11,000 in prizes).
• Caminhada na Mata dos Medos / Arriba Fóssil: guided circular walk through the pinewoods and fossil cliff, led this month by the Agrupamento de Escolas da Caparica and the CAAL outdoors club.
• Pine thinning and new walkways in the Mata Nacional dos Medos: ongoing ICNF work is thinning umbrella pines across ~100 ha and building elevated boardwalks to open up low-impact access, including for reduced mobility.
• Guided visit to the Arriba Fóssil: a walk along the Mata dos Medos boardwalks with Prof. Conceição Freitas, marking the protected landscape's 41st anniversary.

Local News

• Almada opens applications for municipal vegetable garden plots: sign-ups are open for allotments across the five municipal parks, including S. João da Caparica and Costa de Caparica.
• Almada inaugurates the Ecoedifício of the Agroparque Terras da Costa e do Mar: a new space focused on local jobs, sustainability and energy efficiency in the Caparica area.