Torre d'Aires - Ilha de Tavira kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Portugal · District de Faro

Spot currently openIntermediate level 37.06 | -7.71

Overview

Torre d'Aires / Ilha de Tavira is a barrier island in the Ria Formosa, accessible by boat from Tavira. Long sandy beach on the ocean side, lagoon flat water on the inside. Nortada NW offshore on ocean, SW works best for lagoon. Part of the same island system as Cabanas. Intermediate. Charming historic town of Tavira nearby.

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Spot forecast for Torre d'Aires - Ilha de Tavira

Sunrise 07:43 · Sunset 18:47

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

  • Low tide · 1.4 m
  • High tide · 2.4 m
  • Low tide · 1.2 m
  • High tide · 2.3 m

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Torre d'Aires - Ilha de Tavira: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

170h

in July · 25 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in July: 21 rideable days a month and 170 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is December, at 6 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 10.5 rideable days J February: 9.5 rideable days F March: 19 rideable days M April: 17.5 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 20.5 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days25 d J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 18 rideable days O November: 7.5 rideable days N December: 6 rideable days6 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 10.5 rideable days J February: 9.5 rideable days F March: 19 rideable days M April: 17.5 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 20.5 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days25 d J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 18 rideable days O November: 7.5 rideable days N December: 6 rideable days6 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 16 °C. The wettest month is March, with 160 mm.

Monthly averages: Torre d'Aires - Ilha de Tavira
Monthly averages — Torre d'Aires - Ilha de Tavira — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 10.5 90 h 17 °C 116 mm
February 9.5 81 h 17 °C 73 mm
March 19.0 180 h 17 °C 160 mm
April 17.5 141 h 20 °C 31 mm
May 24.0 183 h 22 °C 13 mm
June 20.5 158 h 25 °C 1 mm
July 25.0 170 h 27 °C 0 mm
August 22.5 133 h 28 °C 0 mm
September 17.5 104 h 25 °C 1 mm
October 18.0 106 h 23 °C 96 mm
November 7.5 52 h 19 °C 126 mm
December 6.0 31 h 16 °C 78 mm

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Technical details of Torre d'Aires - Ilha de Tavira spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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  • GW1675 TAVIRA PT9 km

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