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Kitesurfing at
Viana do CasteloGKA WORLD CHAMP VENUE

Kitesurfing at Viana do Castelo uses a 3 km crescent at the river mouth with three zones in one beach: butter-flat shallow water behind the harbour breakwater for beginners, side-shore cruising in front of the FeelViana Sport Hotel — whose Club North centre sits on the sand — and waves downwind for the rest. Kite Voodoo and the Duotone Pro Center complete the school row. The nortada blows 20 to 30 knots from noon to sunset all summer, and a UNESCO town centre waits ten minutes inland.

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Where to stay & learn at Viana do Castelo

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Hotels on the water · 2 LIVE
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Sport hotelOwn beach centerKids club 4-12Bungalows 2+2

FeelViana Sport Hotel

The purpose-built kite family base of Portugal: 2 min through the dunes, own Club North center on the sand, kids club, pools and family bungalows in the pines.

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To the beach
~200 M · 2 MIN
Kids
4-12 CLUB + SITTER
Own center
YES
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CampsiteBungalowsBeach gateBudget

Orbitur Viana do Castelo

Bungalows and mobile homes in the Cabedelo pines with a gate onto the beach path, a free pool, and the same three schools on the sand. The budget family pick.

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To the beach
4-5 MIN · OWN GATE
Lodging
BUNGALOWS + MOBILE HOMES
Pool
FREE
Kite schools on the beach · 3 LIVE
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SchoolHotel-runMulti-sportFresh gear

Club North by FeelViana

FeelViana's beach center: kite, wing, windsurf, SUP and eFoil for all ages, fleet renewed yearly, open to non-guests.

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From the hotel
2 MIN WALK
Sports
5
Non-guests
OK
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SchoolIKODuotone gearMulti-sport

Duotone Pro Center Viana

The Duotone franchise steps from the Cabedelo launch: IKO-listed, latest brand gear, kite, wing, windsurf, SUP and surf.

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To launch
STEPS
Gear
DUOTONE
IKO
YES
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SchoolIKO + FPVEN · FR · PTLockers & camps

Kite Voodoo

The independent IKO school of Cabedelo: IKO + FPV instructors, three languages, rental, lockers and camps on the Luzia Mar sand.

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Languages
3 · EN FR PT
Lockers
YES
IKO
YES
Viana do Castelo in motion ▶ YOUTUBE

7-day wind forecast for Viana do Castelo

SPOT: PRAIA DO CABEDELO · 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.
The Kitesurf Camp verdict The rare European spot where the thermal beats its own forecast: sunny nortada days add 10-15 knots over the models, the breakwater keeps a beginner pool flat, and you sleep in the pines two minutes from the sand. Book July-August for the machine-gun thermal; spring and autumn ride emptier.

Viana do Castelo spot spec sheet

CHECKED NIGHTLY BY THE AGENT · REV 09.03
Wind
Nortada N/NNW thermal, 20-30 kts noon → sunset+10-15 KTS OVER FORECAST
Zones
Flat by the pier · side-shore mid-beach · waves southPICK BY LEVEL
Season
April → October, peak July-August
Water
Shallow standing at high tide in the flat zoneWETSUIT ALWAYS
Pedigree
GKA World Championship event host
Watch out
Town is across the river (ferry/bridge) — the beach hamlet is home
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