Caminha, Portugal

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About Caminha

Caminha is a town in Viana do Castelo, Portugal. From Caminha you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is punta dos picos, a surf spot 3 km from the centre. Overture lists 19 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is VGO, 43 km away.

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Staying in Caminha

  • 19 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: VGO, 43 km, Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 71 km, VRL, 115 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Caminha.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Caminha each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Caminha too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Caminha: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Praia da Arda12.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Viana do Castelo, 9 km2 ft21 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small4 ft366 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, too small8 ft760 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor7 ft766 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, good11 ft1872 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, too big8 ft930 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, good7 ft703 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, good
All readings for Praia da Arda: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia da Arda, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct7, too small2 ft6 shollow21kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct28, too small4 ft10 shollow366kJwind from the north, 8 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct34, poor8 ft8 scrumbling760kJwind from the north, 9 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct51, good7 ft9 scrumbling766kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big11 ft9 scrumbling1,872kJwind from the north, 7 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct53, good8 ft9 scrumbling930kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore14°C
Sun 25Oct62, good7 ft9 scrumbling703kJwind from the south, 4 knots16°C
Praia de arda12.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Viana do Castelo, 9 km2 ft21 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small4 ft366 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, too small8 ft760 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor7 ft766 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, good11 ft1872 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, too big8 ft930 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, good7 ft703 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, good
All readings for Praia de arda: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia de arda, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct7, too small2 ft6 shollow21kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct28, too small4 ft10 shollow366kJwind from the north, 8 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct34, poor8 ft8 scrumbling760kJwind from the north, 9 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct51, good7 ft9 scrumbling766kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big11 ft9 scrumbling1,872kJwind from the north, 7 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct53, good8 ft9 scrumbling930kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore14°C
Sun 25Oct62, good7 ft9 scrumbling703kJwind from the south, 4 knots16°C
Praia dos Ingleses8.9 kmabout 20 min by car2 ft21 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small4 ft366 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, too small8 ft760 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor7 ft766 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, good11 ft1872 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, too big8 ft930 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, good7 ft703 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, good, best spot that day
All readings for Praia dos Ingleses: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia dos Ingleses, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct7, too small2 ft6 shollow21kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct28, too small4 ft10 shollow366kJwind from the north, 8 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct34, poor8 ft8 shollow760kJwind from the north, 9 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct51, good7 ft9 shollow766kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big11 ft9 shollow1,872kJwind from the north, 7 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct53, good8 ft9 shollow930kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore14°C
Sun 25Oct62, good7 ft9 shollow703kJwind from the south, 4 knots16°C
Praia de Moledo3.7 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft19 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, too small5 ft412 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too small9 ft944 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, poor8 ft836 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, fair12 ft2151 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, too big8 ft1034 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore, good7 ft753 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, good
All readings for Praia de Moledo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia de Moledo, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy19kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct30, too small5 ft10 ssoft412kJwind from the north, 9 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct33, poor9 ft8 ssoft944kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct45, fair8 ft9 ssoft836kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big12 ft9 ssoft2,151kJwind from the north, 7 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct52, good8 ft9 ssoft1,034kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore14°C
Sun 25Oct60, good7 ft9 ssoft753kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots15°C
Kings Rock17.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Viana do Castelo, 5 km2 ft25 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, too small4 ft336 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, too small7 ft586 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor7 ft628 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, fair9 ft1268 kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, poor7 ft786 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, good6 ft578 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, good
All readings for Kings Rock: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kings Rock, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct6, too small2 ft7 smushy25kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots17°C
Tue 20Oct24, too small4 ft11 scrumbling336kJwind from the north, 8 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct34, poor7 ft8 ssoft586kJwind from the north, 9 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct41, fair7 ft9 ssoft628kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct10, poor9 ft9 smushy1,268kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct58, good7 ft9 ssoft786kJwind from the west, 4 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct53, good6 ft9 ssoft578kJwind from the south, 3 knots17°C
Vila Praia de Ancora7.3 kmabout 15 min by car2 ft21 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small4 ft366 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, too small8 ft760 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor7 ft766 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, good, best spot that day10 ft1595 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, poor8 ft930 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, good, best spot that day7 ft703 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, good
All readings for Vila Praia de Ancora: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Vila Praia de Ancora, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct7, too small2 ft6 smushy21kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct27, too small4 ft10 ssoft366kJwind from the north, 8 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct35, poor8 ft8 ssoft760kJwind from the north, 9 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct52, good7 ft9 ssoft766kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct12, poor10 ft9 smushy1,595kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct58, good8 ft9 ssoft930kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore14°C
Sun 25Oct57, good7 ft9 ssoft703kJwind from the south, 4 knots16°C
punta dos picos3 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft19 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, too small5 ft412 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too small9 ft944 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, poor8 ft836 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, fair12 ft2151 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, too big9 ft1208 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, good7 ft753 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, good
All readings for punta dos picos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at punta dos picos, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct7, too small2 ft5 shollow19kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct29, too small5 ft10 shollow412kJwind from the north, 9 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct32, poor9 ft8 shollow944kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct36, fair8 ft9 shollow836kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big12 ft9 shollow2,151kJwind from the north, 7 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct50, good9 ft9 shollow1,208kJwind from the west, 2 knots14°C
Sun 25Oct57, good7 ft9 shollow753kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Caminha, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Caminha

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits