Faro / Vilamoura · Algarve · Portugal
Ilha da Culatra
Today · beginner: works · 0.1 m flat · light wind
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Forecast · next 7 days
Now 0.1 m. Best day: SAT 7, 0.2 m.
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Forecast · next 7 days
Now 0.1 m. Best day: SAT 7, 0.2 m.Suggestion by level
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Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.
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Ilha da Culatra
Barrier island in the Ria Formosa, reached only by boat, with an A-frame peak by the lighthouse. It gets waves mainly on a south swell.
Surfing Ilha da Culatra
Ilha da Culatra is a surf beach in Faro / Vilamoura, Portugal.
What level is Ilha da Culatra for?
Ilha da Culatra has no fixed level, and that is the question Surf Booking answers every day: the same sea suits a beginner and does not suit an advanced surfer, or the other way round. On this page the sea at this beach is read hour by hour and by level — beginner, intermediate and advanced — for the next 7 days, and the verdict is this beach's, not the region's.
What is the bottom like at Ilha da Culatra?
The bottom is sand. It is the most forgiving bottom for learning and for wipeouts, though the sandbanks shift through the year.
When does Ilha da Culatra work best?
Ilha da Culatra is a fairly sheltered beach: it needs a bigger swell or a specific direction to break well. It is usually best with swell from S-SE. The beach faces South.
