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A sand spit at the mouth of the Cávado river in northern Portugal with flat, shallow water in the river lagoon on one side and beach-break waves of 1–2 m on the ocean side. The summer Nortada blows steadily from the north-west at 15–20 knots almost daily from May to September. The lagoon is a safe place to learn; the sea side is for wave riding.
Water
Flat and waves
Best season
May–Sep
Suited for
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Map
41.54, -8.79
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. | 14° | 15° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 21° | 17° | 15° |
| Air min. | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Water | 14° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 16° | 15° |
- 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, 12 km from the spot