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Rough seas and NW wind advisory off Portimão - grotto visits cautioned

No longer in forceReceived 03 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 01 Oct 2026, 21:06 UTC

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1.DEVIDO À AGITAÇÃO MARÍTIMA NA ÁREA DE JURISDIÇÃO DA CAPITANIA DO PORTO DE PORTIMÃO, ONDULAÇÃO DE WSW ATÉ 1,5 MTS COM PERÍODO DE 12S E VENTO NW ATÉ 15KTS , RECOMENDA-SE ESPECIAL ATENÇÃO NA ATIVIDADE DE VISITA ÀS GRUTAS POR PARTE DOS MESTRES DAS EMBARCAÇÕES MOTORIZADAS E GUIAS DOS GRUPOS DE PLATAFORMAS NÃO MOTORIZADAS A PARTIR 10H00 DE 01OUT26 , HORAS LOCAIS. 2.OS RESPONSÁVEIS PELO GOVERNO DAS EMBARCAÇÕES DEVEM TER PERMANENTEMENTE ESPECIAL ATENÇÃO ÀS CONDIÇÕES DE MAR, VENTO E CORRENTES NO MOMENTO, UTILIZAR UMA VELOCIDADE REDUZIDA NA APROXIMAÇÃO À COSTA E DURANTE AS RESPETIVAS MANOBRAS, EVITAR ENTRAR EM LOCAIS, CUJA RELAÇÃO ENTRE AS DIMENSÕES DA EMBARCAÇÃO E AS DIMENSÕES DO LOCAL A VISITAR IMPEÇAM A EMBARCAÇÃO DE RODAR E MANOBRAR EM SEGURANÇA NO SEU INTERIOR EVITANDO COLOCAR A EMBARCAÇÃO E RESPETIVA TRIPULAÇÃO EM PERIGO. 3.RECOMENDA-SE A SUSPENSÃO DA OPERAÇÃO DE PLATAFORMAS MOTORIZADAS MARÍTIMO TURÍSTICAS A PARTIR DAS PRAIAS, BEM COMO A OPERAÇÃO DE PLATAFORMAS NÃO MOTORIZADAS A PARTIR DAS PRAIAS E A PARTIR DE EMBARCAÇÕES. POSITION: 37-03.97N 008-29.92W POSITION: 37-06.73N 008-29.92W POSITION: 37-06.73N 008-22.46W POSITION: 37-03.97N 008-22.46W

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WSW swell up to 1.5 m with 12 s period and NW winds up to 15 kt reported in the Portimão jurisdiction. Special caution is advised for visits to sea grottoes by powered and non-powered tourist platforms. Suspension of motorised tourist platform operations from beaches and of non-motorised platform operations is recommended from 10:00 on 01 Oct 2026 (local time). Masters must keep vigilant, reduce speed when approaching the coast and avoid confined locations where safe manoeuvring is not possible.

Masters and guides should exercise special caution, maintain constant attention to sea, wind and currents, reduce speed when approaching the coast and during manoeuvres, avoid entering confined locations that prevent safe turning and manoeuvring. Suspension of motorised tourist platform operations from beaches and non-motorised platform operations from beaches and from vessels is recommended.

Type: Weather · severity moderate
Location: Area of jurisdiction of the Portimão harbour (off Portimão, Algarve, Portugal)
Validity: From 01 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC
A PARTIR 10H00 DE 01OUT26, HORAS LOCAIS.
Activity periods: 01 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC - ? (from 10:00 01 Oct 2026 local time (LT) - no end time given)
Hazards: WSW swell up to 1.5 m (period 12 s), NW wind up to 15 kt, rough sea conditions unsafe for small platforms and grotto visits

Vessels involved

Unnamed · motorised tourist platforms (operation recommended to suspend)
Unnamed · non-motorised platforms and small craft (operation recommended to suspend)

Coast stations for this area

RCCMRSC HuelvaSpain75 NM from the area
RCCMRSC CadizSpain110 NM from the area
RCCMRCC AlmeriaSpain274 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station HuelvaMRSC HuelvaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35range 35 NM67 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station ChipionaMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023MF 150range 150 NM103 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station CadizMRSC CadizSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35range 35 NM115 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station TarifaMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35, MF 150range 150 NM155 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Malaga CCRMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35, MFrange 35 NM190 NM from the area

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 01 Oct 2026, 16:07 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

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