Armona Beach / Rio Mino kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Spain · Galicia

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 41.87 | -8.87

Overview

Armona Beach / Rio Miño is at the mouth of the Miño river, on the Spanish-Portuguese border. Flat river water on one side, ocean on the other. Works with N-NW winds. The Miño river is the natural frontier — Portugal (Moledo/Caminha) is visible across. Interesting cross-border spot. Intermediate.

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Spot forecast for Armona Beach / Rio Mino

Sunrise 07:53 · Sunset 18:46

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

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Armona Beach / Rio Mino: 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

93h

in May · 14.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in May: 10 rideable days a month and 93 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is January, at 2 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 2 rideable days2 d J February: 6.5 rideable days F March: 7.5 rideable days M April: 11.5 rideable days A May: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d M June: 10.5 rideable days J July: 9.5 rideable days J August: 8 rideable days A September: 7.5 rideable days S October: 2 rideable days2 d O November: 2 rideable days2 d N December: 4 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 2 rideable days2 d J February: 6.5 rideable days F March: 7.5 rideable days M April: 11.5 rideable days A May: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d M June: 10.5 rideable days J July: 9.5 rideable days J August: 8 rideable days A September: 7.5 rideable days S October: 2 rideable days2 d O November: 2 rideable days2 d N December: 4 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 96%13-20 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 96% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 14 °C. The wettest month is January, with 255 mm.

Monthly averages: Armona Beach / Rio Mino
Monthly averages — Armona Beach / Rio Mino — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 2.0 13 h 15 °C 255 mm
February 6.5 51 h 15 °C 170 mm
March 7.5 54 h 16 °C 225 mm
April 11.5 76 h 19 °C 171 mm
May 14.5 93 h 20 °C 121 mm
June 10.5 60 h 23 °C 16 mm
July 9.5 55 h 25 °C 13 mm
August 8.0 51 h 25 °C 4 mm
September 7.5 50 h 22 °C 64 mm
October 2.0 10 h 21 °C 157 mm
November 2.0 7 h 17 °C 200 mm
December 4.0 22 h 14 °C 153 mm

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Technical details of Armona Beach / Rio Mino 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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