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Ponta do Pargo tide times & fishing forecast

Today's tides ·

High tide
1.7 m
Low tide
0.3 m
High tide
1.8 m
Low tide
0.1 m
Tidal range
1.7 m

Ponta do Pargo is a town on the Madeira coast of Madeira, Portugal, with a population of 761.

Best fishing times today

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56Good

Best window 11:00 – 13:00

Good (56) — best around ⁦11:00–13:00⁩, thanks to a major solunar period, moving water, a light breeze.

  • Shore0
  • Boat0
  • Rock0
  • Kayak0
  • Spearfishing0est.

Not today

Confidence: highUpdated about 4 h ago
ShoreNot todayBoatNot todayRockNot todayKayakNot todaySpearfishingNot today

Avoid all day

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Why
  • a major solunar period
  • moving water
  • a light breeze
  • faces SW · wind quartering offshore
  • big swell

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Tides

0.00.51.01.52.0 m05:2308:1917:4619:2655546056432h22:16–00:161h3004:38–06:082h10:38–12:381h3017:01–18:312h23:01–01:010h6h12h18h24h
High tideLow tideHourly fish activityMoon overhead or underfootMoonrise or moonsetDawn or dusk lightTide running
Coefficient 69

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Which day to go

Updated about 4 h ago

DayFish activityShoreBoatRockKayakSpearfishingWindWavesSwellWater
18 Sun53000005–8kn NE1.54–1.88m N1.22m · 8.8s NNW23.6°
19 Mon53000003–8kn NE1.82–2.24m N1.70m · 8.5s N23.5°
20 Tue54000002–4kn ENE1.70–2.36m NNW1.58m · 11.0s NNW23.5°
21 Wed50030004–6kn ENE1.28–1.76m N1.08m · 9.8s NW23.4°
22 Thu54090003–5kn ENE1.20–2.04m NNW1.65m · 9.9s NNW23.1°
23 Fri56000004–6kn ENE1.78–2.00m NNW1.76m · 10.0s NNW23.1°
24 Sat57000004–6kn ENE1.70–1.80m N1.45m · 9.4s NNW23.0°

The town lies near the Enseada do Pesqueiro bay (3.1 km) and the coastal points of Ponta do Pesqueiro (4 km), Pontinha (4.2 km) and Ponta da Fajã da Ovelha (4.6 km). The towns of Fajã da Ovelha (4.3 km) and Paul do Mar (6 km) are also nearby, along with the Ponto do Pargo Mediumwave Transmitter tower (0.9 km). Tides are semidiurnal with a mesotidal range, with a spring tide range of 1.98 m.

Fishing spots nearby

Nearby landmarks

  • Ponto do Pargo Mediumwave Transmitter — tower, ⁦0.9 km⁩

Questions

Is October 23, 2026 a good day to fish at Ponta do Pargo?

Our fish activity score for Ponta do Pargo on October 23, 2026 is 56 out of 100 — Good.

Source: Peskio fish-activity model (tide, moon, light, weather) · Peskio methodology

When is high tide at Ponta do Pargo on October 23, 2026?

High tides on October 23, 2026: ⁦12:38 AM, 12:47 PM⁩. Low tides: ⁦06:35 AM, 06:59 PM⁩. Times are local.

Source: harmonic prediction from the FES2022 global tide model · Peskio methodology

What is the tidal range at Ponta do Pargo?

The mean spring range at Ponta do Pargo is about ⁦2 m⁩.

Source: harmonic prediction from the FES2022 global tide model · Peskio methodology

What time do the sun and moon rise at Ponta do Pargo?

On October 23, 2026, the sun rises at 08:19 AM and sets at 07:26 PM. The moon rises at 05:46 PM and sets at 05:23 AM.

Source: computed astronomy · Peskio methodology

Place details (location, coast, names) last revised October 15, 2026