TidePlanet

Today in Ponte Sampaio Beach there are high tides at 4:43 am (12.1 ft) and 5:08 pm (11.8 ft) and low tides at 10:55 am and 11:12 pm. Tide coefficient 100. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 11:12 pm. The sun rises at 8:03 am and sets at 6:33 pm: 10 h 31 min of daylight. The moon is 93% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 7:51 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:58 am to 3:58 am and from 2:29 pm to 4:29 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. The sea is slight, with 3.7 ft waves. There's a light air from the northeast (1 mph). Fog, 56 °F.

Beach

Beach day in Ponte Sampaio Beach

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

0
Not a beach day · 0 out of 10 No good beach time today.
  • Sun and clouds
  • Feels like 70 °F: mild
  • Onshore breeze (5 mph)
  • Low tide at 10:55 am: more sand
  • Swim with care: 4.3 ft waves every 13 s; high rip current risk
  • Water at 58 °F (very cold)

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Use care · 4.3 ft

    4.3 ft waves every 13 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 58 °F

    Very cold: ease in and keep swims short.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 2 · SPF 15

    Max UV 2 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.

  • Wind 5 mph

    Onshore breeze (5 mph).

  • Tide & sand 11:12 pm

    Low tide at 10:55 am and 11:12 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 4:43 am and 5:08 pm. Coefficient 100 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

About Ponte Sampaio BeachThe beach

4.3 mi from Redondela. Tides, weather and sun in Redondela →

Surface Sand
Length 0.2 mi
Facing Faces southwest
Water quality Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
Amenities
  • Parking

Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. See on OpenStreetMap · Fix on OpenStreetMap

Beaches near Ponte Sampaio Beach

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Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap

Beaches and amenities: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Bathing water quality: European Environment Agency (EEA), with data from the Spanish Ministry of Health (Náyade).

Fishing

Fishing in Ponte Sampaio Beach today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: high
7
Good day · 7 out of 10 10:30–11:30 am Also 4:10–6:10 pm and 10:10 pm–12:00 am
  • Low tide at 10:55 am
  • Minor period 10:33–11:33 am (moonset)
  • Steady pressure (30.24 inHg), almost no wind and some swell (4.1 ft waves) to stir the water
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 100 (big spring tides)

Your day at a glance

The best window, 10:30 am to 11:30 am, combines the 10:55 am low tide, moonset and some swell. Also good from 4:10 pm to 6:10 pm, with the 5:08 pm high tide, a major period, sunset and some swell. Also good from 10:10 pm to 12:00 am, with the 11:12 pm low tide and some swell.

Species with the most records nearby: European hake, small-spotted catshark, Atlantic horse mackerel and Atlantic mackerel. October is one of the months when these are seen most: small-spotted catshark. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Tides

Tides in Ponte Sampaio Beach

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▲ High tide 4:43 am 12.1 ft · coef. 100
  • ▼ Low tide 10:55 am 1.5 ft
  • ▲ High tide 5:08 pm 11.8 ft · coef. 98

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 16 min to low tide at 11:12 pm.

Tide coefficient 100 for the 4:43 am high tide and 98 for the 5:08 pm high tide. Big spring tides. The water rises and falls 10.7 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on December 26 (12.6 ft) and the lowest, on August 13 (0.6 ft).

Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.

Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. chart datum (LAT)

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 28 (coefficient 102, 10.8 ft range). The smallest, on October 19 (coefficient 28, 3.6 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Wed 28 8:03 am · 6:33 pm High tide 4:43 am · 12.1 ft Low tide 10:55 am · 1.5 ft High tide 5:08 pm · 11.8 ft Low tide 11:12 pm · 1.9 ft Coef. 100 93% Major periods 1:58 am · 2:29 pm High
Thu 29 8:04 am · 6:32 pm High tide 5:27 am · 11.9 ft Low tide 11:42 am · 1.8 ft High tide 5:56 pm · 11.3 ft Low tide 11:58 pm · 2.5 ft Coef. 94 85% Major periods 3:01 am · 3:34 pm Medium
Fri 30 8:05 am · 6:30 pm High tide 6:16 am · 11.5 ft Low tide 12:34 pm · 2.4 ft High tide 6:50 pm · 10.5 ft — Coef. 83 76% Major periods 4:06 am · 4:38 pm Medium
Sat 31 8:06 am · 6:29 pm Low tide 12:49 am · 3.3 ft High tide 7:13 am · 10.9 ft Low tide 1:35 pm · 3.1 ft High tide 7:55 pm · 9.7 ft Coef. 69 66% Major periods 5:09 am · 5:39 pm Medium
Sun 1 8:08 am · 6:28 pm Low tide 1:52 am · 4.0 ft High tide 8:21 am · 10.3 ft Low tide 2:52 pm · 3.6 ft High tide 9:15 pm · 9.2 ft Coef. 57 Last quarter Major periods 6:07 am · 6:35 pm Medium
Mon 2 8:09 am · 6:27 pm Low tide 3:13 am · 4.4 ft High tide 9:43 am · 9.9 ft Low tide 4:21 pm · 3.8 ft High tide 10:42 pm · 9.1 ft Coef. 51 43% Major periods 7:01 am · 7:26 pm Medium
Tue 3 8:10 am · 6:25 pm Low tide 4:41 am · 4.4 ft High tide 11:05 am · 10.0 ft Low tide 5:40 pm · 3.6 ft High tide 11:55 pm · 9.5 ft Coef. 57 33% Major periods 7:51 am · 8:14 pm Medium

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (LAT). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

B · Nearby station

Ponte Sampaio Beach has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Vigo (TICON-4), 9.9 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger.

Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Ponte Sampaio Beach

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: slight

Slight Douglas 3 · light air, Beaufort 1
Waves 3.7 ft · 11.5 s from the west-northwest (288°)
Swell 3.7 ft · 9.7 s from the west-northwest
Current 0.2 mph toward the NE

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common1.8 ft
  • Significant3.7 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest7.3 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 7.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 7.3 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 1 mph NE · gusts 2
Offshore (10 mi SW)Offshore 3 mph S · gusts 7

Offshore wind. The coast faces southwest and the wind blows from land out to sea: calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

Offshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Wednesday 28: 4.3 ft with a period of 12 s, from the west-northwest (moderate).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now57.9 °F
Today 57.4–57.9 °F air: 51 / 69 °F
Satellite (yesterday) 60.4 °F measured 1.0 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water warms over the next few days: about 58.6 °F by Tuesday 3.

Water colder than normal for late October (−1.8 °F).

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 10:56 pm (local time).

Diving

Diving in Ponte Sampaio Beach today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: fair
6
Average day · 6 out of 10 10:20–11:50 am Also 4:30–5:50 pm
  • Slack water around low tide (10:55 am): little current from 10:40 am to 11:10 am
  • 4.1 ft swell at 11 s from the west-northwest: strong surge on the bottom
  • Almost no wind
  • 0.0 mph current toward the east, weak (model)
  • Sun high: more light underwater
Swell 4.1 ft 11 s · from the WNW
Likely visibility Fair Snorkeling: poor
Water and suit 57.4 °F 7 mm wetsuit
Current 0.0 mph toward the E
  • Slack water today: high tide 4:43 am (4:20–5:00 am), low tide 10:55 am (10:40–11:10 am), high tide 5:08 pm (4:50–5:30 pm) and low tide 11:12 pm (10:50–11:30 pm)
  • Likely visibility: fair. Swell (up to 4.3 ft at 10 s) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 57.4 °F: a 7 mm wetsuit, with hood and booties.
  • Snorkeling: better not, with these waves, wind or current.
  • Night dive: dark from 7:02 pm. Waning gibbous (93%), rising at 7:51 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 10:20 am to 11:50 am, combines slack water at low tide, light wind, weak current and the sun high, though with some swell. Also worth a look from 4:30 pm to 5:50 pm, with slack water at high tide, light wind and weak current, though with some swell.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

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Within 12 mi. Some may be missing or closed; marine reserves usually need a permit. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap

Wreck and reef positions are approximate and not for navigation; a wreck’s depth runs from the top of the hull to the seabed.

Sites: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Wrecks: EMODnet Human Activities (AND-International), from UK Hydrographic Office data, CC BY 4.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sites and fish: Reef Life Survey / IMOS NRMN, CC BY 4.0; fish names, Wikidata.

Weather

Weather in Ponte Sampaio Beach

14-day weather

Now in Ponte Sampaio Beach

Now 56 °F Fog · feels like 58 °F · 51 / 69 °F
Low / high
51 / 69 °F
Rain
0.00 in · 6%
Clouds
93%
Humidity
100%
Dew pointDew point
56 °F
Visibility
0.1 mi
UV indexUV
0 · low
Air qualityAir
Fair · 26
Saharan dust
No
Pollen
None

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.07 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky Partly cloudyPartly cloudyFogPartly cloudyPartly cloudyPartly cloudyPartly cloudyFog
Temperature 56°52°51°51°62°69°60°57°
Wind (mph) 1 NW0 ENE1 NE1 NE1 WSW3 WSW3 SSW1 ESE
Gusts 11114772
Waves 4.1 ft4.0 ft4.0 ft4.1 ft4.2 ft4.0 ft3.9 ft3.8 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 12:00 am 56° 1 NE 3.6 ft
  • 3:00 am 55° 2 E 3.2 ft
  • 6:00 am 55° 1 ENE 2.9 ft
  • 9:00 am 54° 1 E 2.7 ft
  • 12:00 pm 61° 2 SW 2.4 ft
  • 3:00 pm 66° 3 WSW 2.2 ft
  • 6:00 pm 64° 2 WSW 1.9 ft
  • 9:00 pm 55° 2 NE 1.6 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 28 Fog 51 / 69 °F 5 mph SSW 4.3 ft 4:43 am · 5:08 pm
Thu 29 Fog 54 / 66 °F 3 mph SW 3.6 ft 5:27 am · 5:56 pm
Fri 30 Overcast 54 / 68 °F 4 mph ENE 3.2 ft 6:16 am · 6:50 pm
Sat 31 Fog 51 / 71 °F 4 mph E 3.2 ft 7:13 am · 7:55 pm
Sun 1 Fog 52 / 74 °F 4 mph E 2.6 ft 8:21 am · 9:15 pm
Mon 2 Fog 50 / 70 °F 6 mph E 1.8 ft 9:43 am · 10:42 pm
Tue 3 Partly cloudy 50 / 65 °F 7 mph ENE 1.1 ft 11:05 am · 11:55 pm
Wed 4 Clear sky 46 / 59 °F 7 mph ENE 2.0 ft 12:14 pm
Thu 5 Light drizzle 44 / 63 °F 5 mph E 2.0 ft 12:51 am · 1:09 pm
Fri 6 Heavy drizzle 47 / 63 °F 6 mph ESE 1.8 ft 1:37 am · 1:55 pm
Sat 7 Light rain 55 / 63 °F 8 mph ESE 1.7 ft 2:17 am · 2:35 pm
Sun 8 Light rain 55 / 68 °F 6 mph ESE — 2:53 am · 3:12 pm
Mon 9 Light rain 58 / 61 °F 7 mph SSE — 3:28 am · 3:47 pm
Tue 10 Light rain 58 / 63 °F 9 mph SSW — 4:01 am · 4:21 pm
  • Thu 29 Fog 54° / 66° 3.6 ft
  • Fri 30 Overcast 54° / 68° 3.2 ft
  • Sat 31 Fog 51° / 71° 3.2 ft
  • Sun 1 Fog 52° / 74° 2.6 ft
  • Mon 2 Fog 50° / 70° 1.8 ft
  • Tue 3 Partly cloudy 50° / 65° 1.1 ft
  • Wed 4 Clear sky 46° / 59° 2.0 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

  • Normal Today, warmer than normal for late October (+6.1 °F; normal high: 63 °F). Climate by month →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 10:56 pm (local time).

Sun

The sun in Ponte Sampaio Beach

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 8:03 am in the ESE (107°)ESE
Sets 6:33 pm in the WSW (253°)WSW
  • First light 7:01 am
  • Full dark 7:35 pm
  • Civil dawn 7:34 am
  • Civil dusk 7:02 pm
  • Solar noon 1:18 pm (34° high)
  • Daylight 10 h 31 min (−3 min)
  • Evening golden hour 5:54 pm
  • Full dark 7:35 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour8:03–8:42 am
Evening golden hour5:54–6:33 pm
Ponte Sampaio Beach

Today the sun is 92,359,277 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Ponte Sampaio Beach

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 93% 93% illuminated · 17.8 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 am
Rises 7:51 pm in the NE (52°)NE
Sets 12:16 pm tomorrow · in the NW (309°) · set at 11:03 am
Transit 2:58 am overhead
Visible 16 h 25 min from 7:51 pm to 12:16 pm

Today the moon is 226,461 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: high
  • 1:58–3:58 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 2:29–4:29 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 10:33–11:33 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 7:21–8:21 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 9:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 amNov 9 in 12 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 12:48 pmNov 17 in 20 days
  • Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 3:54 pmNov 24 in 27 days

Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.

Place

Where to fish in Ponte Sampaio Beach

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Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Shallow, gradual

Shallow, gradual bottom: 16 ft at 0.45 mi from shore and 0 ft at 1.3 mi.

From the shoreline (0.65 mi from Ponte Sampaio Beach) out to sea, heading southwest.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep0.45 mi
  • 33 ft deepnot within 1.3 mi
  • 66 ft deepnot within 1.3 mi
  • 164 ft deepnot within 1.3 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. About 9.2 ft of water 330 ft out: long casts help, and so does a rising tide, which brings fish closer in.
  • Swimming. The water gets deeper little by little, but a few dozen yards out you can no longer stand.
  • Diving. Shallow: the water doesn't reach 33 ft within 1.3 mi. For deeper dives, take a boat farther out.

Inside bays, estuaries and harbors the bottom changes a lot from spot to spot (channels and shoals): use this only as a rough guide. There is land ahead (an island, a headland or the far shore) 1.3 mi out. Where the bottom comes up to the surface there are shoals, rocks or an islet next to the profile.

Source: EMODnet Bathymetry DTM 2024 (CC BY 4.0), cells of about 380 ft; depth at the lowest astronomical tide. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

Tides near Ponte Sampaio BeachTides nearby

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Ponte Sampaio Beach at a glance

  • Beach. Coordinates: 42.345° N, 8.603° W.
  • It is 9.9 mi northeast of Vigo, the main place in Pontevedra. The sun rises at the same time and sets 1 min earlier than in Vigo.
  • 4.3 mi from Redondela.
  • The nearest tide station, Vigo, is 9.9 mi to the southwest.
  • Its coast faces southwest.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: Praia de Cesantes (2.9 mi), Porto de Cesantes (3.6 mi), San Adrian de Cobres (4.3 mi).

Questions about Ponte Sampaio BeachQuestions

Where is Ponte Sampaio Beach?

4.3 mi from Redondela, in Pontevedra (Spain). The shore faces southwest.

What amenities does Ponte Sampaio Beach have?

According to OpenStreetMap: parking. Some may be missing or out of date, so ask at the beach.

How clean is the water at Ponte Sampaio Beach?

Excellent water quality in the official rating for the 2025 season (European Environment Agency, with data from the Spanish Ministry of Health).

What time is high tide today in Ponte Sampaio Beach?

Today in Ponte Sampaio Beach there are high tides at 4:43 am (12.1 ft) and 5:08 pm (11.8 ft) and low tides at 10:55 am and 11:12 pm. Tide coefficient 100.

What time is sunset today in Ponte Sampaio Beach?

At 6:33 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 7:02 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Ponte Sampaio Beach?

At 8:04 am. First light comes at 7:02 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 93% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 am.

When are the next spring tides?

From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 1:58–3:58 am, Minor 10:33–11:33 am, Major 2:29–4:29 pm, Minor 7:21–8:21 pm. Today's activity is high.

What's the weather like today in Ponte Sampaio Beach?

Fog, from 51 °F to 69 °F, with a light air from the northeast (1 mph) and a 6% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Ponte Sampaio Beach?

Slight (Douglas 3): 3.7 ft waves with a period of 11.5 s from the west-northwest. The water is 57.9 °F.

When is the best time to visit Ponte Sampaio Beach?

The best time to visit Ponte Sampaio Beach is from June to August: highs of 72 °F to 75 °F, about 5 rainy days a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: Vigo station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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