Viana do Castelo Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Douro and Minho, Portugal)
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Viana do Castelo Spot ID
Type: river
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell W | Wind NE
Sea Temperature Today is: 12.9 °C
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| 9AM | 12PM | 3PM | 6PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 WNW |
 NW |
 NW |
 NW |
| Period (s) | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
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| Wind State | off | cross- off |
cross- off |
cross- off |
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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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Viana do Castelo, Portugal, 1 km from Viana do Castelo.
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Viana do Castelo Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Viana DO Castelo -Chafe, 7 km from Viana do Castelo.
- |  no report | Air temperature 6.5 °C |
Overall Viana do Castelo Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in December
Wind stats for Viana do Castelo: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Douro & Minho surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Viana do Castelo
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Viana do Castelo:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break4 km
- Second closest break5 km
- Third closest break10 km
- Fourth closest break14 km
- Fifth closest break18 km
Wave buoys nearest to Viana do Castelo:
- Closest wave buoy43 km
- Second closest wave buoy419 km
- Third closest wave buoy499 km
- Fourth closest wave buoy538 km
- Fifth closest wave buoy647 km
Tide stations nearest to Viana do Castelo:
- Closest tide stationViana do Castelo1 km
- Second closest tide stationEsposende18 km
- Third closest tide stationPedroso31 km
- Fourth closest tide stationPovoa de Varzim35 km
- Fifth closest tide stationVila do Conde39 km
Airports
- 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.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Viana do Castelo, Douro & Minho. Use the tab navigation above to view Viana do Castelo sea temperature, Viana do Castelo photographs, Viana do Castelo detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Viana do Castelo webcams, current wind from Douro & Minho live weather stations and Viana do Castelo 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 Viana do Castelo.
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