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Spot de Cabanas de Tavira / Ilha de Cabanas

Cabanas de Tavira / Ilha de Cabanas kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Portugal · District de Faro

37.14 | -7.59

Overview

Large white sand beach, the kite area is a bit further after the rental umbrella zone. This is the location of the Eolis school. There is a restaurant, shower and toilet just after the water taxi pier and a bar on the beach. After the umbrella area, the beach continues for kilometers towards Altura. It's a huge white sand beach that stretches from Faro to Spain. The thermal wind comes side on from Faro and the water surface is flat. It's therefore possible to ride for kilometers along the beach. However, with an east-southeast wind (very strong Levante coming from Tarifa) there will be waves. There are plenty of magnificent spots along this immense beach; e.g. Praia da Fuseta (10min Ferry) or Praia do Barril (train) but at Cabanas de Tavira; the beach is easily accessible by water taxi (5min). Even with a foil and two kites, crossing is easy. At Altura you can access by car, but the kite zone is small and there are many more swimmers. For foilers; Cabanas is a training spot for Portugal's race team and the place where there weren't those small algae in the water. As a bonus, Tavira is well worth visiting.
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Cabanas de Tavira / Ilha de Cabanas: when to go?

The season runs from March to September, peaking in May: 27 rideable days a month and 263 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is December, at 13.7 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

16-22 knots · 80% 22-30 knots · 19% 30-40 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 16 and 22 knots — 80% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 17 °C. The wettest month is October, with 37 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Cabanas de Tavira / Ilha de Cabanas — averaged over 3 years of records
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 17.0 132 h 17 °C 2 mm
February 16.7 126 h 18 °C 3 mm
March 23.7 191 h 19 °C 27 mm
April 26.0 221 h 23 °C 4 mm
May 29.3 263 h 26 °C 0 mm
June 29.3 281 h 28 °C 1 mm
July 29.3 269 h 32 °C 0 mm
August 29.3 243 h 32 °C 0 mm
September 24.3 186 h 26 °C 1 mm
October 22.7 160 h 24 °C 37 mm
November 14.3 104 h 20 °C 0 mm
December 13.7 97 h 17 °C 5 mm

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Technical details of Cabanas de Tavira / Ilha de Cabanas spot

Spot currently open :-)
Local association recommendations

Eolis Kite School — based on the island, lessons and rental. Contact them for opening dates and conditions.

Spot opening date

Open all year round

You need to check with the Eolis school for the spot's opening dates and water taxi schedules. In summer, there were enough water taxis to cross, it was very easy.

Required level

Beginner

Parking
You need to leave your equipment in front of the water taxi departure and then park your car in Cabanas. There is a parking lot 5min walk away.
Wind specificities
The thermal wind in summer rises around noon and blows until the end of the day. A strong wind forecast for Lagos coming from the ocean will improve conditions by reinforcing the thermal wind. You should check with the Eolis school for other wind directions.
Hazards
No danger except sunburn.
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