Cordoama kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

Portugal · Faro

Spot currently openAdvanced level 37.11 | -8.94

Overview

Cordoama is a wild beach on the Costa Vicentina, between Bordeira and Sagres. Dramatic 100m cliffs, pristine sand. NW Nortada side-onshore. Powerful Atlantic waves. Part of the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park. Advanced — strong currents, heavy waves, isolated. Paragliders launch from the cliffs above. One of Portugal's most scenic beaches.

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Spot forecast for Cordoama

Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 18:52

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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 · 2.3 m
  • Low tide · 1.2 m
  • High tide · 2.2 m

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Cordoama: 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

372h

in July · 29 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 26 rideable days a month and 372 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is January, at 9 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 9 rideable days9 d J February: 14 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days29 d J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days O November: 14.5 rideable days N December: 13 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 9 rideable days9 d J February: 14 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days29 d J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days O November: 14.5 rideable days N December: 13 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 57%13-20 knots · 43%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 57% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is March, at 16 °C. The wettest month is March, with 179 mm.

Monthly averages: Cordoama
Monthly averages — Cordoama — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 9.0 81 h 17 °C 117 mm
February 14.0 133 h 17 °C 64 mm
March 17.5 171 h 16 °C 179 mm
April 16.5 187 h 19 °C 49 mm
May 25.5 352 h 20 °C 12 mm
June 24.5 318 h 22 °C 4 mm
July 29.0 372 h 23 °C 0 mm
August 28.5 377 h 23 °C 0 mm
September 21.0 266 h 22 °C 3 mm
October 15.0 131 h 21 °C 68 mm
November 14.5 112 h 19 °C 103 mm
December 13.0 125 h 16 °C 77 mm

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Technical details of Cordoama 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: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

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

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