Viana do Castelo, Portugal

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About Viana do Castelo

Viana do Castelo is a town in Viana do Castelo, Portugal. From Viana do Castelo you can reach 13 surf spots, 2 kite spots, 2 windsurf spots, 1 sailing spot and 1 dive site. The nearest is Viana do castelo, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 63 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 51 km away.

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Staying in Viana do Castelo

63 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 51 km, VGO, 62 km, VRL, 103 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 Viana do Castelo.

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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 Viana do Castelo each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 7 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Viana do Castelo 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.

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Praia da Arda9.3 kmabout 20 min by car

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 expert surfers at Praia da Arda, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 shollow	21kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	4 ft10 shollow	366kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	8 ft8 scrumbling	760kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	51, good	7 ft9 scrumbling	766kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 scrumbling	1,872kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	8 ft9 scrumbling	930kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	62, good	7 ft9 scrumbling	703kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	16°C

Praia de arda9.3 kmabout 20 min by car

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 expert surfers at Praia de arda, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 shollow	21kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	4 ft10 shollow	366kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	8 ft8 scrumbling	760kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	51, good	7 ft9 scrumbling	766kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 scrumbling	1,872kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	8 ft9 scrumbling	930kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	62, good	7 ft9 scrumbling	703kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	16°C

Praia dos Ingleses12.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Caminha, 9 km

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 expert surfers at Praia dos Ingleses, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 shollow	21kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	4 ft10 shollow	366kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	8 ft8 shollow	760kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	51, good	7 ft9 shollow	766kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 shollow	1,872kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	8 ft9 shollow	930kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	62, good	7 ft9 shollow	703kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	16°C

Praia de Moledo17.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Caminha, 4 km

2 ft19 kJ

5 ft412 kJ

9 ft944 kJ

8 ft836 kJ

12 ft2151 kJ

8 ft1034 kJ

7 ft753 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia de Moledo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	412kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	9 ft8 ssoft	944kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	8 ft9 ssoft	836kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft9 ssoft	2,151kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	8 ft9 ssoft	1,034kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Sun 25Oct	60, good	7 ft9 ssoft	753kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	15°C

Vila Praia de Ancora13.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Caminha, 7 km

2 ft21 kJ

4 ft366 kJ

8 ft760 kJ

7 ft766 kJ

10 ft1595 kJ

8 ft930 kJ

7 ft703 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Vila Praia de Ancora, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	2 ft6 smushy	21kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	366kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	8 ft8 ssoft	760kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	766kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	10, poor	10 ft9 smushy	1,595kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	8 ft9 ssoft	930kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Sun 25Oct	57, good	7 ft9 ssoft	703kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	16°C

punta dos picos20 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Caminha, 3 km

2 ft19 kJ

5 ft412 kJ

9 ft944 kJ

8 ft836 kJ

12 ft2151 kJ

9 ft1208 kJ

7 ft753 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at punta dos picos, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 shollow	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	5 ft10 shollow	412kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	9 ft8 shollow	944kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	8 ft9 shollow	836kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft9 shollow	2,151kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	48, good	9 ft9 shollow	1,208kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	57, good	7 ft9 shollow	753kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	15°C

Kings Rock4.7 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft25 kJ

4 ft336 kJ

7 ft586 kJ

7 ft628 kJ

9 ft1268 kJ

7 ft836 kJ

6 ft578 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kings Rock, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	17°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	336kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	7 ft8 ssoft	586kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	628kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	9 ft9 smushy	1,268kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	7 ft9 ssoft	836kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	53, good	6 ft9 ssoft	578kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	17°C

Amorosa5.1 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft99 kJ

4 ft299 kJ

6 ft519 kJ

6 ft498 kJ

8 ft992 kJ

6 ft591 kJ

6 ft455 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Amorosa, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	2 ft11 shollow	99kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	299kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	6 ft8 scrumbling	519kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	6 ft9 scrumbling	498kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	8 ft9 scrumbling	992kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	6 ft9 scrumbling	591kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	43, fair	6 ft9 scrumbling	455kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	15°C

Viana do castelo0.5 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft72 kJ

3 ft190 kJ

5 ft388 kJ

5 ft293 kJ

6 ft638 kJ

5 ft351 kJ

4 ft265 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Viana do castelo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft13 scrumbling	72kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	190kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	388kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	15°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	5 ft9 smushy	293kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	50, good	6 ft9 ssoft	638kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	15°C
Sat 24Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	351kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Sun 25Oct	26, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	265kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	15°C

Esposende17 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Esposende, 2 km

2 ft11 kJ

4 ft299 kJ

6 ft468 kJ

6 ft455 kJ

8 ft1018 kJ

6 ft546 kJ

6 ft395 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Esposende, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	299kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	30, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	468kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	6 ft9 ssoft	455kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	8 ft9 ssoft	1,018kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	546kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	42, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	395kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	15°C

Ofir19.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Esposende, 2 km

2 ft11 kJ

4 ft299 kJ

6 ft468 kJ

6 ft455 kJ

8 ft1018 kJ

6 ft546 kJ

6 ft395 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ofir, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft11 shollow	299kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	30, poor	6 ft8 scrumbling	468kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	6 ft9 scrumbling	455kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	8 ft9 scrumbling	1,018kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	6 ft9 scrumbling	546kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	42, fair	6 ft8 scrumbling	395kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	15°C

Vivendas19.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Esposende, 2 km

2 ft11 kJ

4 ft299 kJ

6 ft468 kJ

6 ft455 kJ

8 ft1018 kJ

6 ft546 kJ

6 ft395 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Vivendas, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft11 shollow	299kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	30, poor	6 ft8 scrumbling	468kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	6 ft9 scrumbling	455kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	8 ft9 scrumbling	1,018kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	6 ft9 scrumbling	546kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	42, fair	6 ft8 scrumbling	395kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	15°C

Cabedelo de Viana1.7 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft90 kJ

3 ft231 kJ

6 ft372 kJ

5 ft353 kJ

7 ft701 kJ

5 ft418 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cabedelo de Viana, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft13 ssoft	90kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	231kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	6 ft8 ssoft	372kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	15°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	353kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	701kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	15°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	418kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Sun 25Oct	30, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	325kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Viana do Castelo, 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).

Kite near Viana do Castelo

FeelViana 1.4 km · stays here
Praia do Cabedelo 3.5 km · stays here

Windsurf near Viana do Castelo

FeelViana 1.4 km · stays here
Praia do Cabedelo 3.5 km · stays here

Sailing near Viana do Castelo

FeelViana 1.4 km · stays here

Dive near Viana do Castelo

Amigos do Mar 1.7 km · stays here

Places to eat near Viana do Castelo

Churrasqueira Bar OceanoBarbecue · in the centre
360º By Hygge&HealthyEuropean · 0.2 km from the centre
Casa D'ArmasPortuguese · 0.2 km from the centre
Casa de Pasto Maria de PerrePortuguese · 0.2 km from the centre
Pizzaria Luzzo - Viana do CasteloPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Restaurante Bota d'AguaPortuguese · 0.2 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