Meia Praia

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Lagos Kitesurf - Meia Praia

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Windsurf:
Meia-Praia is situated in Lagos and in the summer it's one of the finest spots for the practice of Slalom, Freeride or Freestyle, with 5 Km of extension with clear water, offering you some great and magnificent rides or if you prefer a terrific ride till Alvor, winter it's ideal for wave sailing.

Kitesurf:
In summer it's a spot very aggressive for the practice of this modality, the wind are always very strong and offshore, not advisable to inexperienced riders , in winter it's a good spot with southeast or southwest.

Kiteboarding Facilities in Meia Praia

Getting there:

Nearest airport:

Faro

Nearest big city:

Lagos

Nearest town:

Lagos

Trip from town:

short

Access:

immediate

Directions:

From Faro (airport), follow the Highway A22 directly to Lagos. You will find a beach called Meia Praia.

At the beach:

Level required:

all

Best style:

freestyle
wave
speed

Watersports:

kitesurf
windsurf
surf
sailing
wakeboard
scuba
other

Spot type:

beach

Shore:

soft sand

Bottom:

sandy

Crowd:

average

Hazards:

- other

Facilities:

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

Beach rules:

Weather:

Algarve's weather is mild with Mediterranean influences; temperatures are between 15º degrees on winter and 30º degrees on summer. Algarve characterized with lots of sunny days along all year and few raining periods usually between November and March. This region offers terrific weather conditions for touristy activity development.

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Wind conditions:

Dominant winds:

NW

Respect to shore:

offshore

Best direction:

NW

Wind strenght (Bf):

3-4
4-5
5-6
6-7

Blowing at:

afternoon

Best season:
[70% >= 4bf]


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› October

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


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Wind details:

From May till September it offers excellent conditions for the practice of Windsurf and Kitesurf, the predominant wind on this season in northwest. Usually during morning the wind strength is between 10 till 20 knots, increasing at 14H to 25 till 40 knots, except certain days that the wind are constant from southwest with 10 to 30 knots. During winter usually the wind arrives from southwest with 15 to 35 knots. Sometimes the wind it's from southeast (from North Africa) with 10 to 40 knots of strength.

On the water:

Water quality:

clean

Best tide:

Waves:

flat / shallow

Consistency:


Water details:

The water temperatures are lovely too: 21 to 24°C in summer and 15 to 19 in the winter.

When is flat:

Day activities:

Windsurf, Kitesurf, Kayaks, Pedal Boats, Water Ski, Wakeboard, Kneeboard, Sky Ski, Inflatables, Jet Ski, Parasailing.

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