Overview

Moledo is the northernmost kite spot in Portugal, just minutes from the Spanish border. A beautiful beach with consistent NW Nortada wind and good Atlantic waves. More challenging wave spot than Cabedelo — preferred by experienced wave riders. The beach has a wide stretch of sand and is less crowded than Viana. Nearby Âncora offers similar conditions. Cold water ~16-17°C. Season: May to September.

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Spot forecast for moledo beach

Sunrise 07:53 · Sunset 18:46

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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 · 11:27 · 2.5 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:56 · 1.3 m
High tide Wed 21 · 00:12 · 2.4 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 06:06 · 1.3 m

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moledo beach: 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

89h

in May · 14 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in May: 10 rideable days a month and 89 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is January, at 1 day.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 97%13-20 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 97% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 14 °C. The wettest month is January, with 255 mm.

Monthly averages: moledo beach

Monthly averages — moledo beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	1.0	9 h	15 °C	255 mm
February	6.5	49 h	15 °C	170 mm
March	6.0	47 h	16 °C	225 mm
April	11.5	71 h	19 °C	171 mm
May	14.0	89 h	20 °C	121 mm
June	10.5	59 h	23 °C	16 mm
July	9.0	53 h	25 °C	13 mm
August	8.0	50 h	25 °C	4 mm
September	7.5	50 h	22 °C	64 mm
October	2.0	9 h	21 °C	157 mm
November	2.0	6 h	17 °C	200 mm
December	3.0	18 h	14 °C	153 mm

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Technical details of moledo beach 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: Advanced

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