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Continent:	Europe
Country:	Portugal
Next Big City (Airport):	Oporto, Sa Carneiro
Next Town:	Porto
Latitude:	41.1154
Longitude:	-8.6642
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing - Surfing	Features: - Toilet - Food

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Water

Type:	- Small Wave (< 1m)	Hazards: - Mole - Rocks

Quality:	- Clean	Best Tide: - High Tide

Waves in good formation, but close to the beach. Any tide is good but high tide is better. At high tide you won't see a big rock, which is exposed in low tide. Ask the locals.

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Beach

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Medium

Hazards:	No Information	Beach crowds: No Information

Nice soft beach with white sand and lots of space near the pear. North side with rocks and perfect waves.

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Weather

Spring:	- Normal Wetsuit	Summer: - Shorty

Fall:	- Normal Wetsuit	Winter: - Normal Wetsuit

You can kite all year long. The water temp goes from 13°C in winter to 19°C in summer. Air temp is from 10°C in winter to 30°C in summer.

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Wind

Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report

Best Months:	No Information	Wind Type: - Thermal Winds

Best Direction:	- N	Main Direction: - N

Usually the wind comes from north (Nortada). South winds work too, but not as often. Light winds.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Short Walk

Airport Porto, go IC1 to Arrabida bridge, then exit in Devesas - go direction of hotel Casa Branca and then turn left along the side of the beach till you get to the big beach with a pier.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- None

No rules, just use common sense.

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Nightlife Great in Porto and surroundings.

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