afife kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

Portugal · Viana do Castelo

Spot currently openIntermediate level 41.78 | -8.87

Overview

Afife is a scenic beach between Âncora and Viana do Castelo, backed by green hills. Wide sandy beach exposed to NW Nortada. Waves and open Atlantic conditions — more of a surf spot with occasional kite when wind aligns. Beautiful natural setting in a quieter part of the Minho coast. Limited infrastructure.

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Spot forecast for afife

Sunrise 07:53 · 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 · 1.4 m
  • High tide · 2.4 m
  • Low tide · 1.3 m
  • High tide · 2.3 m

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afife: 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

212h

in May · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in May: 18 rideable days a month and 212 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is January, at 5.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d J February: 8 rideable days F March: 11.5 rideable days M April: 16 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d M June: 16.5 rideable days J July: 21.5 rideable days J August: 21 rideable days A September: 14 rideable days S October: 9.5 rideable days O November: 7.5 rideable days N December: 7 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d J February: 8 rideable days F March: 11.5 rideable days M April: 16 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d M June: 16.5 rideable days J July: 21.5 rideable days J August: 21 rideable days A September: 14 rideable days S October: 9.5 rideable days O November: 7.5 rideable days N December: 7 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 85%13-20 knots · 15%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 85% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is January, with 308 mm.

Monthly averages: afife
Monthly averages — afife — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 5.5 34 h 15 °C 308 mm
February 8.0 73 h 15 °C 191 mm
March 11.5 100 h 15 °C 283 mm
April 16.0 151 h 18 °C 196 mm
May 21.5 212 h 18 °C 131 mm
June 16.5 178 h 21 °C 27 mm
July 21.5 230 h 22 °C 16 mm
August 21.0 214 h 22 °C 5 mm
September 14.0 127 h 20 °C 65 mm
October 9.5 58 h 20 °C 199 mm
November 7.5 40 h 18 °C 281 mm
December 7.0 58 h 15 °C 174 mm

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Technical details of afife 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: Not rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Open all year round
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Intermediate

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