Area

Algarve

Algarve, Portugal

615 sessions at Algarve in the last 12 months, recorded with Waterspeed. Average wind in the sessions 11 kn, most often from NW. Top speed 37.5 kn (Windsurf).

Spots
19
Sessions, 30 days
24
Riders, 30 days
10
Top speed, 30 days
19.0 kn

Map

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Town-level positions, no exact spots.

Spots by sessions, last 30 days

  1. Vila do Bispo PT8
  2. Aljezur PT4
  3. Loulé PT3
  4. Portimão PT2
  5. Albufeira PT2
  6. Quarteira PT2
  7. Faro PT1
  8. Lagos PT1
  9. Mexilhoeira Grande PT1

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Portugal in the last 12 months

Sessions shared on the public Waterspeed leaderboard, placed on the town they were recorded in. Wind is the wind recorded in the sessions.

Sessions by month

  • Jan 2618
  • Feb 2680
  • Mar 2642
  • Apr 2647
  • May 26100
  • Jun 2664
  • Jul 2667
  • Aug 26126
  • Sep 2628
  • Oct 2628
  • Nov 2615

Sports

  • Windsurf179
  • Wing foil138
  • Sailing81
  • Windfoil43
  • Surf34
  • Powerboat26
  • SUP19
  • Kitesurf11

Wind from · Average wind 11 kn

  • NW195
  • N186
  • W71
  • SE56
  • SW49
  • E31
  • S18
  • NE9

Top speeds

Windsurf37.5 knVila do Bispo · August
Wing foil30.0 knPortimão · May
Sailing27.8 knPortimão · May
Windfoil29.3 knPortimão · May
Surf20.5 knPortimão · May
SUP15.7 knAlbufeira · September

Best session of each sport. Names and full rankings are on the leaderboards. Open the leaderboards

Busiest spots at Algarve

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Questions

When do people ride most at Algarve?

In the last 12 months most sessions at Algarve were in August, May, and February.

How windy is it at Algarve?

In the sessions recorded there the average wind was 11 knots, most often from NW.

What is the top speed at Algarve?

37.5 knots, Windsurf, in August (last 12 months).

Where do people ride at Algarve?

The busiest spots at Algarve in the last 12 months: Portimão, Vila do Bispo, Faro, Quarteira, and Sagres.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.