esposende kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Portugal · Braga

Spot currently openBeginner level 41.54 | -8.79

Overview

Esposende is a small beach resort 45 min south of Viana do Castelo (1h from Porto). The kite spot is a flatwater river mouth lagoon — shallow, protected, ideal for beginners. Accessible by boat from Ofir or on foot from Esposende (short crossing needed). Compact but fun flat water playground. Less wind and less consistent than Viana but a great beginner/freestyle alternative. Nortada NW thermal in summer.

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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 · 1.4 m
  • High tide · 2.4 m
  • Low tide · 1.3 m
  • High tide · 2.3 m

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esposende: 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

146h

in July · 21 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 18 rideable days a month and 146 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is January, at 3 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 3 rideable days3 d J February: 8 rideable days F March: 10.5 rideable days M April: 15 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days M June: 17 rideable days J July: 21 rideable days21 d J August: 18 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 5.5 rideable days O November: 3.5 rideable days N December: 5.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 3 rideable days3 d J February: 8 rideable days F March: 10.5 rideable days M April: 15 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days M June: 17 rideable days J July: 21 rideable days21 d J August: 18 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 5.5 rideable days O November: 3.5 rideable days N December: 5.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 96%13-20 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 96% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is January, with 249 mm.

Monthly averages: esposende
Monthly averages — esposende — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 3.0 18 h 14 °C 249 mm
February 8.0 63 h 15 °C 149 mm
March 10.5 69 h 16 °C 228 mm
April 15.0 112 h 19 °C 158 mm
May 19.0 142 h 19 °C 106 mm
June 17.0 122 h 22 °C 23 mm
July 21.0 146 h 24 °C 6 mm
August 18.0 130 h 23 °C 3 mm
September 15.0 96 h 22 °C 61 mm
October 5.5 23 h 20 °C 155 mm
November 3.5 17 h 18 °C 236 mm
December 5.5 38 h 14 °C 128 mm

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Technical details of esposende 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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