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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Spot forecast for Ferragudo

Sunrise 07:46 · Sunset 18:51

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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 · 10:55 · 2.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:18 · 1.2 m
High tide Tue 20 · 23:38 · 2.3 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 05:27 · 1.2 m

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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

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

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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