Overview

Aterro is a beach north of Leça da Palmeira in the Porto metropolitan area. Long sandy beach facing west. NW Nortada. Less urban than Matosinhos, slightly less crowded. Open ocean conditions with waves and chop. Intermediate level. Good option when Matosinhos is too busy.

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Spot forecast for Aterro

Sunrise 07:52 · 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 · 04:55 · 1.4 m
High tide Tue 20 · 11:25 · 2.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:54 · 1.3 m
High tide Wed 21 · 00:10 · 2.3 m

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Aterro: 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

152h

in May · 19.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in May: 17 rideable days a month and 152 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is January, at 3.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 95%13-20 knots · 5%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 95% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is March, with 250 mm.

Monthly averages: Aterro

Monthly averages — Aterro — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	3.5	18 h	15 °C	229 mm
February	8.0	66 h	16 °C	140 mm
March	10.5	72 h	16 °C	250 mm
April	15.5	118 h	19 °C	149 mm
May	19.5	152 h	19 °C	103 mm
June	17.0	125 h	21 °C	19 mm
July	18.5	137 h	23 °C	5 mm
August	17.5	131 h	22 °C	3 mm
September	15.5	101 h	21 °C	71 mm
October	6.5	30 h	20 °C	168 mm
November	4.5	27 h	18 °C	217 mm
December	6.0	43 h	15 °C	127 mm

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Technical details of Aterro spot

The spot works with winds from N, 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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