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Visits to coastal caves off Portimão prohibited from 29 Oct 12:30 local due to rough sea

No longer in forceReceived 29 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 29 Oct 2026, 19:05 UTC

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1. DEVIDO À AGITAÇÃO MARÍTIMA NA ÁREA DE JURISDIÇÃO DA CAPITANIA DO PORTO DE PORTIMÃO, ONDULAÇÃO DE SE ATÉ 1,5 MTS COM PERÍODO DE ATÉ 13S E VENTO E ATÉ 20KTS , INTERDITA-SE A VISITA ÀS GRUTAS A TODA A NAVEGAÇÃO, A PARTIR DAS 12H30 DIA 29OUT26 , HORAS LOCAIS. 2. HÁ 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: 37-03.94N 008-27.99W POSITION: 37-06.77N 008-27.99W POSITION: 37-06.77N 008-21.60W POSITION: 37-03.94N 008-21.60W

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Due to maritime agitation in the Portimão jurisdiction, swell up to 1.5 m (period up to 13 s) and wind up to 20 kts are reported. Visits to the coastal caves are prohibited to all navigation from 12:30 on 29 Oct 2026 (local time). Masters must keep a careful lookout, reduce speed when approaching the coast and avoid entering places where their vessel cannot safely manoeuvre. Operations of powered tourist platforms from beaches and non-motorised platforms from beaches or vessels are recommended to be suspended.

Do not visit the caves. Masters must keep careful watch on sea, wind and currents, reduce speed when approaching the coast, avoid entering places where the vessel cannot safely manoeuvre. Suspend operation of powered tourist platforms from beaches and non-motorised platforms from beaches or vessels as recommended.

Type: Restricted area · severity moderate
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Location: area of jurisdiction of the Portimão harbour (coast near Portimão, Algarve)
Validity: From 29 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC
A PARTIR DAS 12H30 DIA 29OUT26, HORAS LOCAIS. Ondulação de se até 1,5 mts com período de até 13s e vento até 20kts.
Activity periods: 29 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC - ? (From 12:30 29 Oct 2026 (local time) - ongoing prohibition on cave visits)
Hazards: swell up to 1.5 m, swell period up to 13 s, wind up to 20 kts, prohibition of visits to coastal caves, hazardous close-quarters manoeuvring near coast

Coast stations for this area

RCCMRSC HuelvaSpain73 NM from the area
RCCMRSC CadizSpain109 NM from the area
RCCMRCC AlmeriaSpain272 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station HuelvaMRSC HuelvaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35range 35 NM66 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station ChipionaMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023MF 150range 150 NM102 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station CadizMRSC CadizSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35range 35 NM113 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station TarifaMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35, MF 150range 150 NM153 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Malaga CCRMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35, MFrange 35 NM188 NM from the area

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 29 Oct 2026, 12:47 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

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