Overview

Leça da Palmeira is a rocky beach north of Matosinhos, famous for its Álvaro Siza-designed swimming pool complex (Piscina das Marés). Exposed to powerful NW Nortada. Expert spot — rocks, strong currents, and heavy waves. One of the most challenging spots near Porto. Not for beginners. Beautiful but dangerous coastline.

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Spot forecast for leca da palmeira

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

High tide Tue 20 · 11:25 · 2.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:54 · 1.3 m
High tide Wed 21 · 00:10 · 2.3 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 06:04 · 1.3 m

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leca da palmeira: 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

152h

in May · 19.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in May: 17 rideable days a month and 152 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is January, at 3.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 95%13-20 knots · 5%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 95% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is March, with 250 mm.

Monthly averages: leca da palmeira

Monthly averages — leca da palmeira — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	3.5	18 h	15 °C	229 mm
February	8.0	66 h	16 °C	140 mm
March	10.5	72 h	16 °C	250 mm
April	15.5	118 h	19 °C	149 mm
May	19.5	152 h	19 °C	103 mm
June	17.0	125 h	21 °C	19 mm
July	18.5	137 h	23 °C	5 mm
August	17.5	131 h	22 °C	3 mm
September	15.5	101 h	21 °C	71 mm
October	6.5	30 h	20 °C	168 mm
November	4.5	27 h	18 °C	217 mm
December	6.0	43 h	15 °C	127 mm

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Technical details of leca da palmeira 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: Expert

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