Carcavelos, Portugal is a Small waves and Medium waves spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for Intermediate riders, but Expert will love it.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
S, SW and W
.
There is
Food
available on the spot.
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
Carcavelos, Portugal is a Small waves and Medium waves spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for Intermediate riders, but Expert will love it.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
S, SW and W
.
There is
Food
available on the spot.
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
How to get there
Go from Lisbon to Carcavelos by `marginal` road, always by the river/sea. Arriving to Carcavelos you'll see the big beach with a big dirt car parking lot on the opposite side of the road. Go to that parking and go surf. There is a bar called Windsurf Cafe where every rider meets.
Go from Lisbon to Carcavelos by `marginal` road, always by the river/sea. Arriving to Carcavelos you'll see the big beach with a big dirt car parking lot on the opposite side of the road. Go to that parking and go surf. There is a bar called Windsurf Cafe where every rider meets.
Winter very cold, rainy, windy. The best kite spot in winter (better than Guincho). Full wetsuit necessary. Can surf in all seasons.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
S, SW and W
.
There is
Frontal wind
at Carcavelos, Portugal.
Only in winter with W to S winds. Onshore winds from 10-30 knots (depends on the clouds coming). In summer no surfing because of offshore strong and instable gusts.
The
best moments to come
to Carcavelos, Portugal are
January, February, March, November and December
.
Wind and Weather Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
Winter very cold, rainy, windy. The best kite spot in winter (better than Guincho). Full wetsuit necessary. Can surf in all seasons.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
S, SW and W
.
There is
Frontal wind
at Carcavelos, Portugal.
Only in winter with W to S winds. Onshore winds from 10-30 knots (depends on the clouds coming). In summer no surfing because of offshore strong and instable gusts.
The
best moments to come
to Carcavelos, Portugal are
January, February, March, November and December
.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Carcavelos, Portugal is a
Small waves and Medium waves spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Tidal size.
Nice sand, large area for kite landing in winter with low tide. Be careful with road proximity. Watch for the fortress as well.
Big waves in winter from 0-2.5m, in summer some as well. Swell comes from W-SW. Dangerous powerful water flow depending on the time of the day.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Beach and Tide Conditions
Carcavelos, Portugal is a
Small waves and Medium waves spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Tidal size.
Nice sand, large area for kite landing in winter with low tide. Be careful with road proximity. Watch for the fortress as well.
Big waves in winter from 0-2.5m, in summer some as well. Swell comes from W-SW. Dangerous powerful water flow depending on the time of the day.
Kite spot only in winter (not allowed on summer from June to August). Watch out for the rocks at the beach edges! And be careful with strong onshore winds so that you won't go flying to the road with your kite.
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There are 8 kitesurf schools and 30 kitesurf spots in Lisbon.