Costa da Caparica & Lagoa de Albufeira
Wing
Kite
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
The long beach south of Lisbon across the Tagus, the capital's closest spots. Nova Vaga is the official kite beach, with waves that can reach 3–4 m in a good swell; Fonte da Telha below the cliffs works in north to side-onshore winds and shelters winter storm swell; and at the southern end the Lagoa de Albufeira gives flat, chest-deep water behind a 50 m sand bar, with the Nortada at 18–20 knots on summer afternoons.
Water
Flat and waves
Best season
May–Sep
Suited for
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Map
38.56, -9.2
Source: se.kiteforum.com · checked 2026-09-25
Climate
Monthly averages in °C, 2016–2025: air as the daily high and low, water as the sea surface. The spot's best months are highlighted.
| Series | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air max. | 15° | 16° | 17° | 19° | 21° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 18° | 16° |
| Air min. | 10° | 11° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 19° | 18° | 17° | 14° | 11° |
| Water | 16° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 18° | 17° | 16° |
- Air: ERA5 / ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service) via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026
- Water: NOAA OISST v2.1, provided by NOAA PSL, Boulder, Colorado, USA (Public domain). Sea surface temperature of the nearest 25 km grid cell with open water, 17 km from the spot