Costa Nova Lagoon

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Costa Nova Lagoon Portugal

Lagoon that runs along the coastline just 900 mt of the main beach.Flat water conditions,mostly sandy bottom, clear and waters.Its possible to kite here with all kinds of wind directions.There are islands in the middle, and most of the lagoon has shallow waters, so pretty good for beginners.If you exit near the riactiva kitesurf school, you can have supervision and boat rescue if needed.This is not really a lagoon, its a river delta, so the water is the same as in the sea,only much warmer(summer 20-23 degrees) and there are tides too.

Kiteboarding Facilities in Costa Nova Lagoon

Getting there:

Nearest airport:

Aveiro

Nearest big city:

70 km from Porto

Nearest town:

Porto

Trip from town:

snap

Access:

immediate

Directions:

From Porto or Lisboa take the A1 to Aveiro, and then the A25 to the beach(praias),when at the beach, just follow the lagoon to south(5 min).

At the beach:

Level required:

all

Best style:

freestyle

Watersports:

kitesurf
windsurf
sailing
wakeboard
other

Spot type:

lagoon

Shore:

soft sand

Bottom:

sandy

Crowd:

average

Hazards:

- totally safe

Facilities:

+ school
+ launch area
+
+ gear rental
+ toilets
+ showers
+ food
+ shop
+
+ parking

Beach rules:

Kites: launch on the right of the kiteschool.

Weather:

Water temperature in Summer is around 20/24 degrees, and in winter 18/20 degrees.

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Wind conditions:

Dominant winds:

N
NE
NW

Respect to shore:

sideshore

Best direction:

Wind strenght (Bf):

2-3
3-4
4-5
5-6

Blowing at:

morning
afternoon
evening

Best season:
[70% >= 4bf]


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Medium season:
[45-70% >= 4bf]


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Wind details:

The wind chanels better when its pure North.Better conditions when there are no clouds,the termals work better.Somedays you have more 5 kt in the lagoon than the beach spots, specially in the light wind days.

On the water:

Water quality:

crystalline

Best tide:

high

Waves:

flat / shallow

Consistency:

never

Water details:

When is flat:

Day activities:

Biking,horse riding, discovering the channels of the lagoon, visiting Aveiro, also known as the venice of Portugal-due to its many channels crossing the city, discovering the tradicional fishermen at work in the lagoon or at the beach, fish market, the ligthhouse at barra beach, and much more.

Night scene:

Some bars in Costa Nova, but the movida is in 'praça do peixe' in the center of Aveiro.

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