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Vila do Conde in North Portugal is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent 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. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide.

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Overall Vila do Conde 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 Vila do Conde surf quality by season and Vila do Conde surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Vila do Conde:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Praia do Rock	0 mi
Second closest break	Azurara	1 mi
Third closest break	Povoa do Varzim	1 mi
Fourth closest break	A Ver o Mar	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Mindelo	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Vila do Conde:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	326 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	424 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	618 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	654 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	687 mi
Tide stations nearest to Vila do Conde:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	603 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	603 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	624 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	624 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	630 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Vila do Conde:
Closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	94 mi
Second closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	98 mi
Third closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	160 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	173 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	190 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Vila do Conde:
Closest city location	Vila do Conde (Portugal)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Povoa de Varzim (Portugal)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Arvore (Portugal)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Aver-o-Mar (Portugal)	3 mi
Fifth closest city location	Pedroso (Portugal)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Vila do Conde is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Vila do Conde is Vila Real Airport (VRL), also in Acores, 87 km (54 miles) away.
• Third is Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain, 98 km (61 miles) away.
• Santiago Airport (SCQ) in Spain is 174 km (108 miles) away.
• Braganca Airport (BGC) in Acores is the fifth nearest airport to Vila do Conde and is 179 km (111 miles) away.