Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Portugal |
Next Big City |
Faro |
Next Town |
Altura |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Chop |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
The water is choppy and never has big waves. Typical Mediterranean Sea (although it is no inside the Mediterranean Sea). No Atlantic ocean waves.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
The beach is 50km long! As nice as you can get one with very clean white sand. No rocks in the 20km radius.
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorty |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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Normal |
Water is warm 20-23°C. Short wetsuit during summer or 3/3 long for the East winter wind. Summer from May to end of September.
Best Months: |
June, July, August |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
E, SE, SW |
Main Direction: |
E, SE, SW |
During the summer you have wind every day. It is some sort of effect that brings the SW wind during every single summer day to the East coast of Algarve (Altura is located in the middle). Wind from 12-20 knots during the summer, 15-25 when the good East wind enters in the winter. Wind side to sideon from either side (East, SE or SW). October to April it is a five star spot for the East wind that comes from Gibraltar (only works in the south of Portugal).
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
From the Faro airport go to the Via do Infante highway and leave it in the direction of Monte Gordo. Then follow the directions to Monte Gordo until there is a Altura Sign (there is a very tall building that is the only one in the area. Easy to spot!).
Rules |
Zones, Time |
During the summer time you cannot kite in the crowded area, you must go to the end of the "concession" area - about 400m to the East.