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Today at Praia das Caxinas: Epic! for wing foiling — 94/100 for advanced level. Wind 10 kn SE · Waves 2.6 m, 12 s · Tide -1.4 to 0.5 m. Best window around 19:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Praia das Caxinas: 2.1m waves with moderate cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the midday, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 15°C / 58°F.
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Praia das Caxinas faces SW, open to the prevailing westerlies, so the wind arrives off the water rather than filtered through the land — the clean, steady flow wing foiling wants, and the reason gusts here are sea breezes rather than land turbulence.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 10 kn. Straight cross-shore is the classic wing foiling direction: it lets you hold a line along the beach rather than fighting to get back to it.
Over the published window Praia das Caxinas clears 60/100 for wing foiling at Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Praia das Caxinas ranks 20th for wing foiling. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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A broad, west-southwest-facing Atlantic beach north of the Ave river mouth, within a regionally protected coastal landscape — keep to marked paths and out of protected habitat. Sandy with rocks on the seaward side, its exposed beach break gives left and right-hand waves and works at any tide, though low tide exposes more rock, a hazard for swimmers. Lifeguards are on duty 15 June–15 September.
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Wind at Praia das Caxinas today: 10 kn SE (gusting 23 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects wing foiling conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Praia das Caxinas today: 2.6 m, 12 s period from NW, peeling character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for wing foiling at Praia das Caxinas today is around 08:00 UTC, when conditions score 41/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Praia das Caxinas scores 22/100 today for surfing — Don't Bother. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Praia das Caxinas is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Praia das Caxinas is a coastal location near Vila do Conde in Portugal. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Praia das Caxinas, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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