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Surf Break: Agucadoura

Agucadoura in North Portugal is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the west.. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Take care of .

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Overall Agucadoura 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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Also see Agucadoura surf quality by season and Agucadoura surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Agucadoura:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	A Ver o Mar	3 mi
Second closest break	Povoa do Varzim	4 mi
Third closest break	Cavalos de Fao	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Praia do Rock	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Vila do Conde	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Agucadoura:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	323 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	420 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	613 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	650 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	681 mi
Tide stations nearest to Agucadoura:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	599 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	599 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	619 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	619 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	626 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Agucadoura:
Closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	96 mi
Second closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	99 mi
Third closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	158 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	177 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	188 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Agucadoura:
Closest city location	Agucadoura (Portugal)	0 mi
Second closest city location	Aver-o-Mar (Portugal)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Pedroso (Portugal)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Apulia (Portugal)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Povoa de Varzim (Portugal)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Agucadoura is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Agucadoura is Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain, 90 km (56 miles) away.
• Third is Vila Real Airport (VRL) in Acores, 91 km (57 miles) away.
• Santiago Airport (SCQ) in Spain is 166 km (103 miles) away.
• Braganca Airport (BGC) in Acores is the fifth nearest airport to Agucadoura and is 179 km (111 miles) away.