🇵🇹 Guincho
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Best directionN
Wind speed20–30kt
SeasonJun – Aug
Skill levelAdvanced
WaterWaves
Ridden forKitesurfing
The Nortada blows hard and cold most summer afternoons past the cliffs west of Lisbon, onto a beach known first for its Atlantic swell.
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Getting there35km west of Lisbon Airport (LIS) along the scenic N6 past Cascais, about 35 minutes by car. A vehicle is required for gear; paid and free parking adjacent…
HazardsFaces the open Atlantic with a real, heavy shorebreak, big rolling wave sets, and genuine lateral rip current tracking along the cliffs. True beginners should…
Best time of dayAfternoon, June-September, when the Portuguese 'Nortada' trade wind gets heavily compressed and thermally accelerated through the Sintra…
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