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Kitesurf Location - Cova do Vapor ( ID cova_do_vapor )      Hits: 1962
 
You are here: Europe > Portugal > Kitesurf Location - Cova do Vapor ( ID cova_do_vapor )
Continent: Europe
Country: Portugal
Next Big City (Airport):  Lisboa
Next Town: Costa da Caparica (Trafaria)
Latitude:   38.6717
Longitude: -9.2429
Type:
- Ocean
- River
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Parking

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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Bridge

Quality:
- Dirty
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


It's a river beach in River Tejo (between Lisbon and Almada). The water is a bit dirty as well as the sand. Soft tide. Waves from 0-1m usually from the left.

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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- None


The beach itself looks nice although it's sand is a bit dirty. Good clean sand area to launch and land.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts
- Shorty

Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit


During winter wetsuit necessary, air 10-20°C, water 5-10°C, during summer (from June to September's end) shorts are enough, air 25-35°C, water 10-20°C.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- June
- July
- August
Wind Type:
No Information

Best Direction:
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Main Direction:
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Usually blows harder than other spots on the shore (about 3 km/h). During summer blows constant, in the winter it can be stable or gusty but surfable.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


Arrived at Lisbon Airport head to the other side of the river over Bridge 25 de Abril (from there you can see some silos on the left side there near the spot), pass the bridge and leave the highway in the first exit, to Costa Caparica (IC-20) until the end of it, stay at right lane and turn right heading to Trafaria (lots of round ways), in the last roundway turn right and the first left. At the end of dirt road, between some wood houses, is the spot.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
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