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OPO ~50 MIN · CABEDELO · SOUTH BANK OF THE LIMA

Viana do CasteloGKA WORLD CHAMP VENUE

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 center sits on the sand — and waves downwind for the rest. Kite Voodoo and the Duotone Pro Center complete the school row.

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Stay & learn on the spot

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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

SPOT: PRAIA DO CABEDELO · UPDATED DAILY
Praia do Cabedelo · Viana do Castelo STATIC · OPEN-METEO · SYNCED 20.07
TODAY
20.07
8KTS · GUST 17
S · 12m+
LIGHT
TUE
21.07
7KTS · GUST 16
W · 12m+
LIGHT
WED
22.07
6KTS · GUST 13
SW · 12m+
LIGHT
THU
23.07
8KTS · GUST 19
S · 12m+
LIGHT
FRI
24.07
7KTS · GUST 17
SSW · 12m+
LIGHT
SAT
25.07
12KTS · GUST 27
NNW · 12m
OK
SUN
26.07
10KTS · GUST 22
N · 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.

Spot spec sheet

CHECKED NIGHTLY BY THE AGENT · REV 07.20
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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