Continent
Europe
Country
Portugal
Next Big City
Faro
Next Town
Albufeira. Armacao de Pera
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Shop, Toilet, Food, Parking

Water

Type:
Flat, Chop, Small wave
Hazards:
Swimmers, None
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

Very good kite spot. Works on all tides. Waves on winter time or with Levante wind. Almost flat, choppy water.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Big
Hazards:
None
Beach Users:
None

Nice beach, soft sand, with enough space to safely launch. Very large beach, so can handle lots of kites. Very good restaurant 'Carlos', on the beach.

Weather

Spring:
Shorty
Summer:
Shorts
Fall:
Shorty
Winter:
Normal

Good weather all year. Algarve has probably the best weather around Europe. Wetsuit in winter, board shorts in summer, the rest of the year a shorty is enough.

Wind

Best Months:
March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Wind Type:
Thermal
Best Direction:
SE, SW
Main Direction:
E, ESE, SE, SW

Wind all year. Best season from March to October. Normally it's Southwest wind (thermal wind), East or Southeast (Levante wind from Tarifa). From 12-22 knots.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

Between Salgados and Armacao de Pera, on the coast road. Follow the signs to Praia Grande.

Extra information

Rules
Other

During weekends or summer vacations, avoid kiting in the middle of the swimmers.

Nightlife

Albufeira, Oura and Vilamoura.