nova vaga kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Portugal · District de Setúbal

Spot currently openIntermediate level 38.6 | -9.21

Overview

Nova Vaga (Praia Nova Vaga) is on the Costa da Caparica strip, between Cova do Vapor and Fonte da Telha. Part of the long beach stretching south from Lisbon. NW Nortada thermal in summer, 15-20 knots. Small to medium waves, sandy bottom. A picturesque beach popular with Lisbon locals. Intermediate conditions. Several beach bars and restaurants.

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Spot forecast for nova vaga

Sunrise 07:51 · Sunset 18:52

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

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  • High tide · 2.3 m
  • Low tide · 1.2 m
  • High tide · 2.2 m
  • Low tide · 1.2 m

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nova vaga: 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

187h

in August · 23 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in August: 19 rideable days a month and 187 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is November, at 3 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 5 rideable days J February: 8 rideable days F March: 8 rideable days M April: 10 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days M June: 17 rideable days J July: 19.5 rideable days J August: 23 rideable days23 d A September: 16 rideable days S October: 4 rideable days O November: 3 rideable days3 d N December: 7.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 5 rideable days J February: 8 rideable days F March: 8 rideable days M April: 10 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days M June: 17 rideable days J July: 19.5 rideable days J August: 23 rideable days23 d A September: 16 rideable days S October: 4 rideable days O November: 3 rideable days3 d N December: 7.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 98%13-20 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 98% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 16 °C. The wettest month is March, with 190 mm.

Monthly averages: nova vaga
Monthly averages — nova vaga — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 5.0 37 h 16 °C 124 mm
February 8.0 59 h 17 °C 75 mm
March 8.0 67 h 17 °C 190 mm
April 10.0 90 h 20 °C 68 mm
May 19.0 155 h 22 °C 21 mm
June 17.0 138 h 25 °C 7 mm
July 19.5 162 h 27 °C 1 mm
August 23.0 187 h 28 °C 0 mm
September 16.0 130 h 25 °C 3 mm
October 4.0 27 h 22 °C 58 mm
November 3.0 22 h 19 °C 134 mm
December 7.5 41 h 16 °C 76 mm

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Technical details of nova vaga 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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Additional stations

  • Aero Club de Portugal19 km

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  • CT1FGS-1318.4 km

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    source CWOP / APRS-IS

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