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praia da vieira kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Portugal · Leiria

Spot currently openIntermediate level 39.88 | -8.97

Overview

Praia da Vieira (de Leiria) is a fishing village beach north of Nazaré. Long sandy beach, NW Nortada, Atlantic waves. Traditional Portuguese seaside village — colourful wooden houses on stilts (palheiros). Less touristy, authentic atmosphere. Intermediate kite. Reasonable waves and space on the beach.

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Spot forecast for praia da vieira

Sunrise 07:51 · Sunset 18:49

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

Next tides

  • High tide · 2.4 m
  • Low tide · 1.2 m
  • High tide · 2.3 m
  • Low tide · 1.3 m

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praia da vieira: 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

222h

in May · 24.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in May: 22 rideable days a month and 222 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is January, at 5.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d J February: 8.5 rideable days F March: 13.5 rideable days M April: 15.5 rideable days A May: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d M June: 20.5 rideable days J July: 24 rideable days J August: 24.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 7.5 rideable days O November: 6 rideable days N December: 7.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d J February: 8.5 rideable days F March: 13.5 rideable days M April: 15.5 rideable days A May: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d M June: 20.5 rideable days J July: 24 rideable days J August: 24.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 7.5 rideable days O November: 6 rideable days N December: 7.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 95%13-20 knots · 5%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 95% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 15 °C. The wettest month is March, with 204 mm.

Monthly averages: praia da vieira
Monthly averages — praia da vieira — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 5.5 42 h 16 °C 118 mm
February 8.5 73 h 16 °C 89 mm
March 13.5 104 h 16 °C 204 mm
April 15.5 130 h 19 °C 104 mm
May 24.5 222 h 19 °C 41 mm
June 20.5 194 h 21 °C 35 mm
July 24.0 215 h 23 °C 1 mm
August 24.5 218 h 22 °C 1 mm
September 22.0 162 h 21 °C 13 mm
October 7.5 42 h 21 °C 103 mm
November 6.0 38 h 18 °C 117 mm
December 7.5 54 h 15 °C 100 mm

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Technical details of praia da vieira 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: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Intermediate

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