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Viana do Castelo in North Portugal is an exposed river break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The river break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Often Crowded. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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Overall Viana do Castelo 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 Viana do Castelo:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Kings Rock	2 mi
Second closest break	Afife	6 mi
Third closest break	Vila Praia de Ancora	9 mi
Fourth closest break	Esposende	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Moledo	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Viana do Castelo:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	310 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	401 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	596 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	635 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	663 mi
Tide stations nearest to Viana do Castelo:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	582 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	582 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	603 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	603 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	612 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Viana do Castelo:
Closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	89 mi
Second closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	114 mi
Third closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	150 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	181 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	188 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Viana do Castelo:
Closest city location	Areosa (Portugal)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Viana do Castelo (Portugal)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Meadela (Portugal)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Darque (Portugal)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Vila Praia de Ancora (Portugal)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Viana do Castelo is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 51 km (32 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Viana do Castelo is Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain, 63 km (39 miles) away.
• Third is Vila Real Airport (VRL) in Acores, 105 km (65 miles) away.
• Santiago Airport (SCQ) in Spain is 139 km (86 miles) away.
• Braganca Airport (BGC) in Acores is the fifth nearest airport to Viana do Castelo and is 178 km (111 miles) away.