Vilamoura Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Portugal · Faro

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 12 m 37.09 | -8.17

Overview

Vilamoura Beach is a long sandy beach fronting the famous Vilamoura marina and resort area. Open ocean conditions with Nortada NW-N wind blowing slightly offshore. Some chop and small waves. Not the most consistent kite spot but popular with locals. Busy in summer with tourists. All luxury amenities available in Vilamoura.

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Spot forecast for Vilamoura Beach

Sunrise 07:45 · Sunset 18:49

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

Next tides

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

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Vilamoura Beach: 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

173h

in May · 19.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in May: 17 rideable days a month and 173 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is November, at 6 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 6.5 rideable days J February: 8.5 rideable days F March: 7.5 rideable days M April: 9.5 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d M June: 15 rideable days J July: 18.5 rideable days J August: 18 rideable days A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 7.5 rideable days O November: 6 rideable days6 d N December: 8.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 6.5 rideable days J February: 8.5 rideable days F March: 7.5 rideable days M April: 9.5 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d M June: 15 rideable days J July: 18.5 rideable days J August: 18 rideable days A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 7.5 rideable days O November: 6 rideable days6 d N December: 8.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 87%13-20 knots · 13%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 87% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 188 mm.

Monthly averages: Vilamoura Beach
Monthly averages — Vilamoura Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 6.5 39 h 17 °C 159 mm
February 8.5 66 h 18 °C 85 mm
March 7.5 58 h 18 °C 188 mm
April 9.5 87 h 21 °C 44 mm
May 19.5 173 h 25 °C 19 mm
June 15.0 130 h 28 °C 2 mm
July 18.5 167 h 31 °C 0 mm
August 18.0 166 h 31 °C 0 mm
September 13.5 156 h 28 °C 1 mm
October 7.5 62 h 24 °C 103 mm
November 6.0 37 h 20 °C 126 mm
December 8.5 57 h 17 °C 54 mm

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Technical details of Vilamoura Beach spot

N: 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: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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