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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

Mon 19

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Kings Rock17.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Viana do Castelo, 5 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft25 kJ

4 ft336 kJ

7 ft586 kJ

7 ft628 kJ

9 ft1453 kJ

7 ft766 kJ

6 ft578 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kings Rock, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft7 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	336kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	586kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	628kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,453kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	766kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	16°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	578kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	17°C

Praia da Arda12.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Viana do Castelo, 9 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft21 kJ

4 ft366 kJ

8 ft760 kJ

7 ft766 kJ

11 ft1872 kJ

8 ft930 kJ

7 ft703 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia da Arda, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	2 ft6 shollow	21kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft10 shollow	366kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 scrumbling	760kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	766kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 scrumbling	1,872kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 scrumbling	930kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	14°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	703kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	16°C

Praia de arda12.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Viana do Castelo, 9 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft21 kJ

4 ft366 kJ

8 ft760 kJ

7 ft766 kJ

11 ft1872 kJ

8 ft930 kJ

7 ft703 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia de arda, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	2 ft6 shollow	21kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft10 shollow	366kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 scrumbling	760kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	766kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 scrumbling	1,872kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 scrumbling	930kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	14°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	703kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	16°C

Praia de Moledo3.7 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft19 kJ

5 ft412 kJ

9 ft944 kJ

8 ft836 kJ

12 ft2151 kJ

8 ft1034 kJ

7 ft785 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia de Moledo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	412kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	944kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	836kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft9 ssoft	2,151kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	1,034kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	785kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	15°C

Praia dos Ingleses8.9 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft21 kJ

4 ft366 kJ

8 ft760 kJ

7 ft766 kJ

11 ft1872 kJ

8 ft930 kJ

7 ft703 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia dos Ingleses, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	2 ft6 shollow	21kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft10 shollow	366kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 shollow	760kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 shollow	766kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 shollow	1,872kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 shollow	930kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	14°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 shollow	703kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	16°C

punta dos picos3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft19 kJ

5 ft412 kJ

9 ft944 kJ

8 ft836 kJ

12 ft2151 kJ

8 ft1034 kJ

7 ft785 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at punta dos picos, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 shollow	19kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	5 ft10 shollow	412kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 shollow	944kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 shollow	836kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft9 shollow	2,151kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 shollow	1,034kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 shollow	785kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	15°C

Vila Praia de Ancora7.3 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft21 kJ

4 ft366 kJ

8 ft760 kJ

7 ft766 kJ

11 ft1872 kJ

8 ft930 kJ

7 ft703 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vila Praia de Ancora, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 smushy	21kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft10 ssoft	366kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	760kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	766kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 ssoft	1,872kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	930kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	14°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	703kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	16°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

Pero De caminhaItalian · in the centre
Restaurante Adega do ChicoPortuguese · 0.1 km from the centre
Restaurante AmandioPortuguese · 0.2 km from the centre
Solar do PescadoPortuguese · 0.2 km from the centre
Muralha de CaminhaPortuguese · 0.3 km from the centre
Restaurante RemoMediterranean · 0.4 km from the centre

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