Altura Beach is located Lagoa 44 km east of Faro, Portugal. At Altura Beach you will find the 71th best kitesurf weather conditions of all 72 Kitesurf Spots around Faro with wind-speeds of 14-20kt on 94 Kitesurf Days per year. Read more on when to go to Altura Beach to maximize kitesurf fun or click on picture below to check out what's around Altura Beach.
Altura Beach is a Kitesurf Spot Portugal. It's located about 44 km east of its next Kitesurf Hub Faro. Nearest Airport to Altura Beach is Faro (FAO) in Faro, which is 44 km west. Go to Airport Faro (FAO) in Faro, head west. After 100 m turn left toward N125-10, then go 700 m and at the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto N125-10. After 4.6 km keep left at the fork, follow signs for N2/Santa Br�s/IP1 and merge onto N2, then go 6.6 km and keep right at the fork, follow signs for A22/Espanha/Olh�o and merge onto A22. After 42.1 km take exit 17 toward N125/Monte Gordo, then go 300 m and merge onto R125. After 1.8 km at the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto N125, then go 300 m and at the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Av. 24 de Junho. Go through 1 roundabout. After 1.6 km turn left. Map data �2012 Tele Atlas
To maximize the number of kitesurf days at Altura Beach, be sure to book your flights to Faro (FAO) for February, when you will find Altura Beach's kitesurf weather at its best: about 15 days with wind-speeds of 16-22kt from southern and a swell of 1.7 m at a period 12 secs from western directions. Average daily highs will be found between 16 and 16�C beneath cloudy skies at Altura Beach in these months. You can also consider travelling to Altura Beach in in January, between March and May or in November or December, if you are satisfied with 8-12 kitesurf days per month. Average Kitesurf Conditions in these months will be found at 14-22kt from north-western and a swell up to 1.3 m at a period of 10 secs from western directions. Average daily highs will be found between 16 and 18�C beneath cloudy skies at Altura Beach in these months. Travellers heavily focussed on kitesurfing will agree that Altura Beach is no good kitesurf destination between June and October: only 3-6 Kitsurf days with average wind-speeds of 14-20kt from western and a swell up to 0.7 m at a period of 8 secs from south-western directions can be expected at that time at Altura Beach. Average daily highs will be found around 20 and 24�C beneath mainly blue skies at Altura Beach in these months.
Around Altura Beach you will find nine Kitesurf Shops, ten Kitesurf Schools and another three Kitesurf Spots. Nearest of its ten Kitesurf Schools are Gustykite Escolas Kitesurf Schools In Algarve, Portugal in Manta Rota (1 km east), Altura Kite in Castro Marim (2 km north-east), Eolis - Kitesurf And Windsurf School in (9 km west), Kite Factory in (17 km east), 4 Kiters Escola De Kitesurf in Faro (42 km west), Kitesurf Algarve in Oura (44 km west), . Altura Beach's nearest Kitesurf Shops are Gustykite Escolas Kitesurf Schools In Algarve, Portugal in Manta Rota (1km east), Altura Kite in (2km north-east) and Eolis - Kitesurf And Windsurf School in (9km west). If you are kitesurfing at Altura Beach you maybe also want to check out Praia da Manta Rota at (2km west), Vila Real de Santo Ant�nio-Monte Gordo Beach at Ria de la Higuerita (5km east), Praia das Cascas at Regueira dos Barcos (11km west) and at (km ) or any other of the 3 kitesurf spots around Altura Beach.