Overview

Porto Santo is a small island 40 km northeast of Madeira, reachable by ferry (2h30) or plane (15 min). Unlike volcanic Madeira, Porto Santo has a 9 km golden sand beach — the only proper sandy beach in the archipelago. Average wind 14 knots, water 19-25°C.

Main issue: dominant N-NE wind is side-offshore on the south-facing beach. Not suitable for beginners without rescue. Sandy bottom, small waves, no obstacles on 2 km of open beach.

All year round destination with mild subtropical climate. The island is quiet, uncrowded, and stunningly beautiful. Christopher Columbus once lived here.

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Sunrise 08:13 · Sunset 19:26

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 10:37 · 1.8 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:04 · 0.9 m
High tide Tue 20 · 23:19 · 1.7 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 05:09 · 0.9 m

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ilha de porto santo | porto santo: 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

440h

in August · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in August: 27 rideable days a month and 440 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is January, at 8.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is March, at 18 °C. The wettest month is March, with 54 mm.

Monthly averages: ilha de porto santo | porto santo

Monthly averages — ilha de porto santo | porto santo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	8.5	71 h	20 °C	19 mm
February	13.0	131 h	19 °C	20 mm
March	19.0	220 h	18 °C	54 mm
April	17.0	215 h	19 °C	22 mm
May	23.0	318 h	20 °C	19 mm
June	28.0	425 h	21 °C	6 mm
July	28.0	405 h	23 °C	2 mm
August	31.0	440 h	24 °C	2 mm
September	24.0	319 h	23 °C	2 mm
October	18.0	186 h	23 °C	11 mm
November	11.0	96 h	21 °C	21 mm
December	19.0	195 h	19 °C	39 mm

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Technical details of ilha de porto santo | porto santo spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

Hazards

Side-offshore wind (N-NE) is the norm — risk of being blown out to sea. Do NOT kite alone without rescue. Summer wind can be gusty.

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