Costa da Caparica
Charneca de Caparica, Costa da Caparica & Verdizela — weekly roundup
This week on the coast
1.8 m swell on Fri — and the coast empties out
Surf & Weather — the week ahead
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General view — not the forecast
General view — not the forecast
1.4 m
Swell now
11 s
Period
NW
Direction
17 °C
Sea temp
| Day | Swell | Wind | Air | Sky |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu22 | 1.7 m @ 10s NW | 17 NW | 20/12° | Overcast |
| Fri23 | 1.8 m @ 10s NW | 20 N | 22/13° | Overcast |
| Sat24 | 1.6 m @ 9s NW | 14 N | 22/11° | Overcast |
| Sun25 | 1.2 m @ 9s NW | 13 NNW | 23/13° | Overcast |
| Mon26 | 1.1 m @ 9s NW | 9 WNW | 19/13° | Fog |
| Tue27 | 1.7 m @ 9s WNW | 8 SW | 22/14° | Rain |
| Wed28 | 2.2 m @ 10s WNW | 8 ENE | 24/13° | Fog |
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…
★ Best window: Fri dawn — 1.8 m @ 10s, moderate N wind
Peak of week: Wed 2.2 m · Sea 17 °C · Sunrise 07:53 · Sunset 18:49
This week's stories
18 items · headline, summary and linkSurf — Costa da Caparica
2 itemsEvents
10 items
Paisagens Sonoras: Música e Naturezapiano recital by Rafael Ruiz at Convento dos Capuchos, free entry, M/6.- EAlmada Green MarketAlmada's greenest street market returns to the Parque Urbano da Charneca de Caparica.
- EMeditação "Respirar & Sentir"guided mindfulness session at Solar dos Zagallos, open to ages 9+.
- EEspetáculo "Cordas que falam"string-music show in the parish.
- EASCC Super Groms 2026surf contest for the youngest age groups (U8–U14) in Costa da Caparica.
- EManhãs Desportivas: Zumbafree outdoor dance workout at the Parque Urbano da Charneca de Caparica.
MUDA – Mercado Urbano de Almadaurban market of creativity, sustainability and culture.- ETertúlia "IA à moda da Bau-Bau"tech-and-citizenship talk at the Associação Cultural e Desportiva da Quinta do Bau-Bau.
- EAniversário da Sociedade Recreativa do Bairro da Bela Vistaanniversary of the Charneca de Caparica community club (founded 1970).
- EWalking Footballlow-impact football session in Charneca de Caparica.
Nature & Outdoors
4 items
ASCC Caparica Power wraps its 2026 circuitthe 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).- NCaminhada na Mata dos Medos / Arriba Fóssilguided 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 Medosongoing ICNF work is thinning umbrella pines across ~100 ha and building elevated boardwalks to open up low-impact access, including for reduced mobility.- NGuided visit to the Arriba Fóssila walk along the Mata dos Medos boardwalks with Prof. Conceição Freitas, marking the protected landscape's 41st anniversary.
Local News
2 items- LAlmada opens applications for municipal vegetable garden plotssign-ups are open for allotments across the five municipal parks, including S. João da Caparica and Costa de Caparica.
- LAlmada inaugurates the Ecoedifício of the Agroparque Terras da Costa e do Mara new space focused on local jobs, sustainability and energy efficiency in the Caparica area.