Overview

Maceda is a beach between Furadouro and Espinho. Long, wide sandy beach with NW Nortada. Open Atlantic with waves. Less developed than its neighbours — more natural and quieter. Intermediate conditions. Part of the continuous strip of beaches along the northern Portuguese coast.

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Spot forecast for maceda

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 · 11:24 · 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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maceda: 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

130h

in May · 16.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in May: 15 rideable days a month and 130 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is January, at 1.5 days.

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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 15 °C. The wettest month is March, with 254 mm.

Monthly averages: maceda

Monthly averages — maceda — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	1.5	15 h	15 °C	226 mm
February	7.0	55 h	16 °C	137 mm
March	9.0	63 h	16 °C	254 mm
April	12.0	95 h	19 °C	150 mm
May	16.5	130 h	19 °C	85 mm
June	15.0	96 h	22 °C	22 mm
July	15.5	107 h	24 °C	4 mm
August	15.5	97 h	23 °C	2 mm
September	12.5	81 h	22 °C	62 mm
October	5.0	19 h	20 °C	177 mm
November	4.0	17 h	18 °C	213 mm
December	5.5	37 h	15 °C	118 mm

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Technical details of maceda 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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Porto, Massarelos26 km

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Espinho/Aeródromo6.2 km

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