Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Portugal |
Next Big City |
Faro |
Next Town |
Albufeira. Armacao de Pera |
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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
During weekends or summer vacations, avoid kiting in the middle of the swimmers.
Nightlife
Albufeira, Oura and Vilamoura.