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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Viana do castelo
Portugal, North Porto
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 41° 39.886' N |
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many small roads leading out to ocean from main highway. look for grafiti on busstop that says 'surf' with an arrow and turn. DistanceDay trip WalkShort walk (5-15 mn) Easy to find?Hard to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityNormal
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyDon't know
Wave
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerOrdinary, Fun
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorthWest, West, SouthWest
Good wind directionEast, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdCrowded
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
Additional Information
nice parking lot with showers and restaurant right at beach. rentals etc...
sort of the northern portugal haleiwa.
Atmosphere
usually mellow. nice long clean beach. a bit picturesque.
General
water tends to remain colder than other areas for some reason even in summer. picks up all swells and can get good peaks/barrels occasionally. holds crowds pretty well.
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Comments
By Rob , 04-02-2009
Board hire - Hi, thinking of coming over in May but was wondering if there are any places to hire boards around here? The airline is asking for 60 euros just to carry aa board! Thx
By el mexicano , 05-05-2007
soooo mellow. - Surfed here for a whole summer, never got sick. Water's cold so you get a windswell often, picks up a lotta swell. Go somewhere else for high tide or when it's really big. Great at 6-8 ft and low tide. There's a left and a right by the rocks on the south side of the beach (left of the access) and a better right further north near the end of the board walk. Sand bars shift a lot during big swells. Really great atmosphere, locals call it Afife, and its the first access road marked as such coming north from Viana do Castelo, just past the BP gas station. There's surf grafitti on the bus stop. Stop by in the summer and keep it mellow.
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By Anonymous , 29-07-2010
Board rental near to Viana - Hello everybody, is there any place near Viana do Castelo where i can rent sufr boards? thanks a lot