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Praia da Vigia kitesurf and surf spot

Portugal · Lisboa

Spot currently openIntermediate level 39.15 | -9.37

Overview

Praia da Vigia is next to Santa Cruz. Wide sandy beach, NW Nortada, Atlantic waves. Part of the same stretch of coast. Intermediate conditions. Surf-oriented. Quiet.

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Spot forecast for Praia da Vigia

Sunrise 07:52 · Sunset 18:52

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

Next tides

  • Low tide · 1.4 m
  • High tide · 2.4 m
  • Low tide · 1.2 m
  • High tide · 2.3 m

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Praia da Vigia: 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

329h

in August · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in August: 25 rideable days a month and 329 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is January, at 7 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 7 rideable days7 d J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 24 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d A September: 24 rideable days S October: 11 rideable days O November: 12 rideable days N December: 11 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 7 rideable days7 d J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 24 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d A September: 24 rideable days S October: 11 rideable days O November: 12 rideable days N December: 11 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 15 °C. The wettest month is March, with 236 mm.

Monthly averages: Praia da Vigia
Monthly averages — Praia da Vigia — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 7.0 65 h 16 °C 120 mm
February 11.5 102 h 17 °C 80 mm
March 14.0 134 h 16 °C 236 mm
April 16.5 165 h 19 °C 82 mm
May 25.5 310 h 19 °C 29 mm
June 21.5 261 h 21 °C 25 mm
July 24.0 300 h 22 °C 1 mm
August 27.5 329 h 22 °C 0 mm
September 24.0 228 h 21 °C 5 mm
October 11.0 87 h 21 °C 72 mm
November 12.0 77 h 18 °C 116 mm
December 11.0 82 h 15 °C 106 mm

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Technical details of Praia da Vigia 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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