Vila do Conde Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Douro and Minho, Portugal)

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Vila do Conde Surf Guide

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.

Vila do Conde Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.0
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	14.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Vila do Conde:

The best conditions reported for surf at Vila do Conde occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf Vila do Conde (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Vila do Conde with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 45% of the time in December while 53% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

53%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Vila do Conde Location Map

Interactive Vila do Conde surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Vila do Conde Surf Forecasts:

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7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 27 January 2023, 04:38 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 27
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	8	8	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Vila do Conde

Current tide and informaton

For Vila do Conde, 1 km from Vila do Conde.

Next High Water: 06:50am | 2.85m

Next Low Water: 01:07pm | 0.41m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Vila do Conde Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.3 °C) at Vila do Conde is fairly cool. Despite the sun, a windchill factor of (7.0 °C) means that surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood. Some surfers would wear gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.