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PortugalNORTADA THERMALS
Europe's Atlantic thermal
Portugal's most consistent kitesurfing wind lives at Viana do Castelo, on the Cabedelo beach at the mouth of the Lima river. The nortada thermal blows 20 to 30 knots from noon to sunset all summer, a breakwater grooms a flat beginner zone beside the open beach, and a sport hotel with its own water centre stands in the dunes two minutes from the launch. GKA World Championship pedigree, with a UNESCO-listed town centre behind it.
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7-day wind forecast for Viana do Castelo
REFERENCE SPOT: VIANA DO CASTELO · UPDATED DAILY
Praia do Cabedelo · Viana do Castelo STATIC · OPEN-METEO · SYNCED 03.09
TODAY
03.09
3KTS · GUST 9
N · 12m+
LIGHT FRI
04.09
6KTS · GUST 17
SE · 12m+
LIGHT SAT
05.09
5KTS · GUST 25
SSW · 12m+
LIGHT SUN
06.09
7KTS · GUST 15
WNW · 12m+
LIGHT MON
07.09
10KTS · GUST 21
NW · 12m+
LIGHT TUE
08.09
4KTS · GUST 9
NE · 12m+
LIGHT WED
09.09
6KTS · GUST 12
NNW · 12m+
LIGHT GO 16–24 kts · OK 12–15 · STRONG 25+ · LIGHT <12 — Open-Meteo data, cached & rewritten nightly by the agent as static HTML.
Portugal kitesurf spec sheet
CHECKED NIGHTLY BY THE AGENT
Wind
Nortada (N/NNW thermal), 20-30 kts noon → sunsetFORECASTS UNDER-READ IT
Season
April → October, peak July-AugustRIDEABLE YEAR-ROUND
Water temp
Atlantic — wetsuit territory all season
Access
Porto airport ~50 min drive, or drive-to from Spain
Entry
EU: no formalities
Water
Flat behind the breakwater → waves downwind
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