Overview

Barra (Posto 3 / Kitebeach) is the ocean side kite spot of the Ria de Aveiro system. Located near the lighthouse at the lagoon's mouth, it offers ocean riding with waves while the lagoon is just 100m behind the dunes for flat water. NW Nortada comes side-onshore. Popular kite beach with good infrastructure. Dual access: waves on the ocean, flat in the Ria.

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Spot forecast for Barra

Sunrise 07:51 · 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

High tide Tue 20 · 11:23 · 2.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:52 · 1.3 m
High tide Wed 21 · 00:07 · 2.3 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 06:01 · 1.3 m

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Barra: 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

222h

in July · 26 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 23 rideable days a month and 222 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is January, at 4 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89%13-20 knots · 11%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is March, with 215 mm.

Monthly averages: Barra

Monthly averages — Barra — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	4.0	31 h	15 °C	170 mm
February	8.5	71 h	16 °C	113 mm
March	12.5	92 h	17 °C	215 mm
April	18.5	153 h	20 °C	126 mm
May	24.0	209 h	20 °C	72 mm
June	22.0	190 h	22 °C	27 mm
July	26.0	222 h	24 °C	3 mm
August	25.0	232 h	23 °C	1 mm
September	23.5	172 h	22 °C	32 mm
October	10.0	58 h	21 °C	164 mm
November	6.5	40 h	18 °C	157 mm
December	8.0	59 h	15 °C	98 mm

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Technical details of Barra spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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