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praia do matador kitesurf and surf spot

Portugal · Lisboa

Spot currently openAdvanced level 38.98 | -9.42

Overview

Praia do Matador is a beach near Ericeira, between Ribeira das Ilhas and Foz do Lizandro. Part of the Ericeira surf coast. NW Nortada with Atlantic waves. Less known than its neighbours but similar conditions — exposed coastline, sandy/rocky bottom. Intermediate to advanced. Shared with surfers.

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Sunrise 07:52 · Sunset 18:52

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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 do matador: 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

291h

in May · 27 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in May: 24 rideable days a month and 291 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is January, at 7 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 7 rideable days7 d J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 14.5 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days27 d M June: 19.5 rideable days J July: 24 rideable days J August: 25.5 rideable days A September: 23.5 rideable days S October: 10 rideable days O November: 10.5 rideable days N December: 9.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 7 rideable days7 d J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 14.5 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days27 d M June: 19.5 rideable days J July: 24 rideable days J August: 25.5 rideable days A September: 23.5 rideable days S October: 10 rideable days O November: 10.5 rideable days N December: 9.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 16%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 15 °C. The wettest month is March, with 241 mm.

Monthly averages: praia do matador
Monthly averages — praia do matador — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 7.0 60 h 16 °C 128 mm
February 11.5 97 h 17 °C 80 mm
March 14.5 124 h 17 °C 241 mm
April 14.5 147 h 20 °C 79 mm
May 27.0 291 h 20 °C 26 mm
June 19.5 240 h 23 °C 20 mm
July 24.0 288 h 25 °C 1 mm
August 25.5 320 h 25 °C 0 mm
September 23.5 219 h 23 °C 4 mm
October 10.0 79 h 22 °C 63 mm
November 10.5 58 h 19 °C 115 mm
December 9.5 66 h 15 °C 98 mm

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Technical details of praia do matador 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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