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12 kn+. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots between 10:00 and 19:00. How we count.

Sea · Viana do Castelo · Portugal

Afife

Kite days peak in March at 47 %.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

  1. J35
  2. F39
  3. M47
  4. A37
  5. M43
  6. J37
  7. J38
  8. A36
  9. S26
  10. O32
  11. N39
  12. D42
Kite days by month at Afife: Jan 35 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 37 %, May 43 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 26 %, Oct 32 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 42 %
  • Prime 60 % and more
  • Good 40 to 59 %
  • Possible 20 to 39 %
  • Off under 20 %
  • No data hatched
  • Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Confidence highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear
  • Kite days
    32 % Possibleabout 10 of 31 days
    Too light, kiteable, too strong
    • Too light 68 %
    • Kiteable 32 %
    • Too strong 0 %
    10 day trip
    3 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
    Best hours
    11:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
    Daylight
    11.1 h
    Water
    18 °C, 3/2
    Air
    18 °Cdaily maximum, 17 °C during kite hours
    Rain
    14 of 31with 1 mm or more
    In one sentence

    In October, Afife averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (32 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Afife

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

  1. January4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
  2. February4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
  3. March5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
  4. April4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
  5. May5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
  6. June3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
  7. July3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
  8. August3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
  9. September1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.4 expected
  10. October (now)3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
  11. November4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
  12. December5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

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Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Trip odds by start week in Afife: W1 2 in 10, W2 3 in 10, W3 5 in 10, W4 6 in 10, W5 5 in 10, W6 4 in 10, W7 3 in 10, W8 3 in 10, W9 5 in 10, W10 7 in 10, W11 4 in 10, W12 5 in 10, W13 4 in 10, W14 3 in 10, W15 3 in 10, W16 3 in 10, W17 5 in 10, W18 5 in 10, W19 6 in 10, W20 4 in 10, W21 3 in 10, W22 2 in 10, W23 3 in 10, W24 3 in 10, W25 3 in 10, W26 4 in 10, W27 4 in 10, W28 2 in 10, W29 3 in 10, W30 4 in 10, W31 4 in 10, W32 4 in 10, W33 2 in 10, W34 3 in 10, W35 4 in 10, W36 1 in 10, W37 1 in 10, W38 1 in 10, W39 1 in 10, W40 2 in 10, W41 3 in 10, W42 3 in 10, W43 4 in 10, W44 5 in 10, W45 4 in 10, W46 3 in 10, W47 4 in 10, W48 5 in 10, W49 4 in 10, W50 5 in 10, W51 5 in 10, W52 5 in 10

4 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: 1 in 10

about 3.5 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

How the wind behaves

In March, the windiest month

  • Too light 53 %
  • Kiteable 47 %
  • Too strong 0 %

Too light on 53 %, kiteable on 47 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 11:00 to 18:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

NESW

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind direction varies, most often S (180°).

Kitesurfing at Afife: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Afife?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is March, when 47 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Afife windy in October?

Sometimes. 32 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 10 days in a typical October. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Afife?

The water ranges from 14 °C in January to 18 °C in October. In October it is about 18 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).

How many kite days does Afife get in a year?

About 137 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.

Live forecast

The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.

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Spot facts

Region
Viana do Castelo
Country
Portugal
Water body
Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 61 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC+01:00 in October
Coordinates
41.7805, -8.8709
Model
ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of Afife

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

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Nearby kite spots in Viana do Castelo

Kite days in October, % of days

  1. Rodanho

    Portugal · 2 points fewer kite days than Afife in October

    30 %
    January: 35 % kite days (Possible)February: 38 % kite days (Possible)March: 44 % kite days (Good)April: 42 % kite days (Good)May: 45 % kite days (Good)June: 42 % kite days (Good)July: 48 % kite days (Good)August: 50 % kite days (Good)September: 28 % kite days (Possible)October: 30 % kite days (Possible)November: 34 % kite days (Possible)December: 39 % kite days (Possible)
    Kite days by month at Rodanho: Jan 35 %, Feb 38 %, Mar 44 %, Apr 42 %, May 45 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 28 %, Oct 30 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 39 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 32 % of days at Afife met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/afife

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