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Kitesurf Location - Praia Grande de Pera ( ID praia_grande_de_p_ra )      Hits: 2066
 
You are here: Europe > Portugal > Kitesurf Location - Praia Grande de Pera ( ID praia_grande_de_p_ra )
Continent: Europe
Country: Portugal
Next Big City (Airport):  Faro
Next Town: Albufeira. Armacao de Pera
Latitude:   37.0978
Longitude: -8.3494
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurf
- Windsurf
- Surf
Features:
- Shop
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking

 Map
Near Locations
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Praia Senhora da Rocha (16.62 km) Best Direction: SE Type: Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
Praia da Rocha Baixinha (19.25 km) Best Direction: E SE SW Type: Chop
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Water
Type:
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
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.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- 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.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorty
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorty
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit


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.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds

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.

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 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.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Other


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

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 Nightlife
Albufeira, Oura and Vilamoura.

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