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1:16 pm 30 Oct 2011

Afife

3:08 pm 24 Apr 2004

Afife ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.5
Consistency of surf: 4.2
Difficulty level: 3.0
Wind and kite surfing: 1.0
Crowds: 2.8

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Afife Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Portugal – North)

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Surf Break: Afife

Name: Afife
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: E

Afife in North Portugal is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the east. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the optimum swell angle is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water.

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Overall Afife Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Afife:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Vila Praia de Ancora 2 mi
Second closest break Kings Rock 4 mi
Third closest break Moledo 5 mi
Fourth closest break Viana do Castelo 6 mi
Fifth closest break Playa do Carreiro 9 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Afife:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 306 mi
Second closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 395 mi
Third closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 590 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 630 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy M3 Mizen Head Buoy 657 mi

Tide stations nearest to Afife:

Closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 576 mi
Second closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc 576 mi
Third closest tide station Newlyn, England 597 mi
Fourth closest tide station Newlyn, England 597 mi
Fifth closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 607 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Afife:

Closest ski area Manzaneda (Spain) 88 mi
Second closest ski area Serra da Estrela (Portugal) 120 mi
Third closest ski area Leitariegos (Spain) 147 mi
Fourth closest ski area Valgrande-Pajares (Spain) 179 mi
Fifth closest ski area Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain) 192 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Afife:

Closest city location Vila Praia de Ancora (Portugal) 3 mi
Second closest city location Areosa (Portugal) 4 mi
Third closest city location Viana do Castelo (Portugal) 6 mi
Fourth closest city location Meadela (Portugal) 7 mi
Fifth closest city location Darque (Portugal) 9 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Afife is Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain, 54 km (34 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Afife is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 61 km (38 miles) away.
  • Third is Vila Real Airport (VRL) in Acores, 111 km (69 miles) away.
  • Santiago Airport (SCQ) in Spain is 130 km (81 miles) away.
  • A Coruna (La Coruna) Airport (LCG), also in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Afife and is 174 km (108 miles) away.
Afife break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Afife, Portugal - North. Use the tab navigation above to view Afife sea temperature, Afife photographs, Afife detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Afife webcams, current wind from Portugal - North live weather stations and Afife tide predictions. The Portugal swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Portugal and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Portugal wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Afife.