Overview

Manta Rota is a quiet resort town in eastern Algarve near the Spanish border. Wide sandy beach, warm shallow waters. Works well with Levante (east wind) — a good alternative to the Nortada spots when the wind swings east. Also catches SW thermal in summer. Less crowded than western Algarve spots.

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Spot forecast for Manta Rota

Sunrise 07:42 · 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

Low tide Tue 20 · 17:15 · 1.2 m
High tide Tue 20 · 23:37 · 2.3 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 05:26 · 1.3 m
High tide Wed 21 · 11:50 · 2.5 m

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Manta Rota: 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

147h

in July · 25 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in July: 21 rideable days a month and 147 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is December, at 5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 12%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 16 °C. The wettest month is March, with 149 mm.

Monthly averages: Manta Rota

Monthly averages — Manta Rota — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.0	74 h	17 °C	115 mm
February	8.0	41 h	18 °C	76 mm
March	17.0	98 h	18 °C	149 mm
April	21.5	112 h	21 °C	37 mm
May	23.5	131 h	25 °C	14 mm
June	22.0	132 h	28 °C	4 mm
July	25.0	147 h	30 °C	0 mm
August	22.0	113 h	31 °C	0 mm
September	17.5	85 h	27 °C	2 mm
October	18.5	96 h	24 °C	93 mm
November	11.0	59 h	20 °C	141 mm
December	5.0	34 h	16 °C	75 mm

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Technical details of Manta Rota spot

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSW, SW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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