Overview

Quinta do Lago is a luxury resort area on the edge of the Ria Formosa Natural Park, east of Faro. The lagoon channels offer flat water riding at high tide, with the Nortada providing thermal wind in summer. Exclusive, uncrowded setting with premium facilities. Good for foiling in the shallow lagoon waters.

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Spot forecast for Quinta do Lago

Sunrise 07:44 · Sunset 18:49

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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 · 10:54 · 2.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:16 · 1.2 m
High tide Tue 20 · 23:37 · 2.3 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 05:26 · 1.2 m

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Quinta do Lago: 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

211h

in May · 22 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in May: 18 rideable days a month and 211 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is December, at 8.5 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 January, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 172 mm.

Monthly averages: Quinta do Lago

Monthly averages — Quinta do Lago — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	10.5	80 h	17 °C	141 mm
February	12.0	96 h	18 °C	83 mm
March	17.0	160 h	18 °C	172 mm
April	14.5	147 h	21 °C	37 mm
May	22.0	211 h	24 °C	16 mm
June	19.0	168 h	27 °C	1 mm
July	18.0	158 h	29 °C	0 mm
August	17.0	146 h	30 °C	0 mm
September	16.0	139 h	27 °C	1 mm
October	14.0	105 h	23 °C	100 mm
November	9.0	58 h	20 °C	98 mm
December	8.5	58 h	17 °C	64 mm

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Technical details of Quinta do Lago spot

The spot works with winds from N, SW, WSW, W, 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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