Overview

Cova is a beach between Figueira da Foz and Costa de Lavos. Similar conditions to the rest of this coastline — long sandy beach, NW Nortada, Atlantic waves. Quiet and uncrowded. Sandy bottom. Intermediate conditions. Part of the Mondego coast stretch.

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Spot forecast for Cova

Sunrise 07:51 · Sunset 18:49

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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 · 04:47 · 1.4 m
High tide Tue 20 · 11:19 · 2.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:48 · 1.2 m
High tide Wed 21 · 00:03 · 2.3 m

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Cova: 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

227h

in May · 22.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in May: 20 rideable days a month and 227 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is January, at 6 days.

Rideable days per month

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 March, with 227 mm.

Monthly averages: Cova

Monthly averages — Cova — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	6.0	42 h	15 °C	153 mm
February	9.0	76 h	16 °C	104 mm
March	12.5	100 h	16 °C	227 mm
April	16.5	146 h	18 °C	118 mm
May	22.5	227 h	19 °C	59 mm
June	19.0	201 h	20 °C	27 mm
July	21.5	221 h	22 °C	2 mm
August	21.0	218 h	22 °C	1 mm
September	18.5	152 h	21 °C	18 mm
October	11.5	56 h	20 °C	144 mm
November	8.0	42 h	18 °C	159 mm
December	8.5	63 h	15 °C	98 mm

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Technical details of Cova 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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AKFM-Costa3.7 km

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Figueira da Foz, Vila Verde5.3 km

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