Ferragudo kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Portugal · District de Faro

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 37.12 | -8.52

Overview

Ferragudo is a charming fishing village across the Arade river from Praia da Rocha/Portimão. Small sheltered beach at the river mouth. Works with W-SW winds. Less exposed than Praia da Rocha. Good for wingfoil and light wind foiling. Picturesque village with cobbled streets and castle views.

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

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Ferragudo: 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

104h

in March · 11.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are March, July and April, at 11 rideable days and 23 °C. The low point is December, at 2.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 8 rideable days J February: 5.5 rideable days F March: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d M April: 10.5 rideable days A May: 10 rideable days M June: 7.5 rideable days J July: 11.5 rideable days J August: 9 rideable days A September: 5.5 rideable days S October: 9.5 rideable days O November: 5 rideable days N December: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d D 0 5 10 15 January: 8 rideable days J February: 5.5 rideable days F March: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d M April: 10.5 rideable days A May: 10 rideable days M June: 7.5 rideable days J July: 11.5 rideable days J August: 9 rideable days A September: 5.5 rideable days S October: 9.5 rideable days O November: 5 rideable days N December: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 166 mm.

Monthly averages: Ferragudo
Monthly averages — Ferragudo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 8.0 56 h 18 °C 146 mm
February 5.5 41 h 18 °C 72 mm
March 11.5 104 h 18 °C 166 mm
April 10.5 63 h 21 °C 47 mm
May 10.0 57 h 24 °C 16 mm
June 7.5 51 h 28 °C 3 mm
July 11.5 48 h 30 °C 0 mm
August 9.0 35 h 31 °C 0 mm
September 5.5 33 h 27 °C 1 mm
October 9.5 54 h 24 °C 94 mm
November 5.0 35 h 20 °C 100 mm
December 2.5 11 h 17 °C 51 mm

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Technical details of Ferragudo 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: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

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