Overview

Espinho is a long sandy beach about 20 km south of Porto. Exposed to NW Nortada with consistent Atlantic waves. Sandy bottom, beach breaks. Town beach with good infrastructure — train station (easy access from Porto), parking, restaurants. Intermediate conditions. The Casino de Espinho is a landmark. Can be combined with nearby Ria de Aveiro spots for variety (flat + waves).

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Spot forecast for espinho

Sunrise 07:51 · 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 · 04:54 · 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 · 00:09 · 2.3 m

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espinho: 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

132h

in May · 17 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in May: 14 rideable days a month and 132 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is January, at 2 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 93%13-20 knots · 7%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 93% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is March, with 264 mm.

Monthly averages: espinho

Monthly averages — espinho — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	2.0	19 h	15 °C	233 mm
February	7.0	59 h	16 °C	141 mm
March	9.0	64 h	16 °C	264 mm
April	13.0	101 h	19 °C	157 mm
May	17.0	132 h	19 °C	92 mm
June	14.5	96 h	22 °C	22 mm
July	14.5	100 h	23 °C	5 mm
August	14.0	97 h	23 °C	3 mm
September	11.5	84 h	21 °C	71 mm
October	6.5	25 h	20 °C	179 mm
November	4.5	24 h	18 °C	215 mm
December	6.0	46 h	15 °C	120 mm

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Technical details of espinho 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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