Algarve, Portugal
Apr · 28% rideableMeia Praia, Lagos
What it's actually like
Meia Praia is a long, sandy beach about 3 km east of Lagos town centre, running out to the Alvor lagoon at its far end. The water off it is deep, so there is no wading over sandbars as there is on the lagoon. It works as two spots in one, depending on the season.
The record sees mostly the summer wind. July and August are the pick, with about half the days clearing 12 knots for three daylight hours or more; May and June sit at about a third. It is a late wind: in July almost nothing blows at eight in the morning, about one day in ten at one o’clock, and more than half the days at six in the evening. The mean over those rideable hours is about 14 knots. From October to March the record shows far fewer windy days, about one in five at best and in December only about one in twenty. A second model, ERA5, puts the share of rideable days 28.5 points higher here, and no weather station has settled it, so read every figure as a guide.
Windsurfing is not allowed in bathing areas within 100 metres of the beach, and windsurfers launching or landing there must use the marked corridors where they exist.
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Your month
When it's good
12 kt+ for 3+ daylight hours · kite
April · 28%. 8 rideable days in 30, 1.8 hours a day over 12 kt. Go elsewhere.
ERA5 puts the share of rideable days 28.2 points higher here, and no weather station has settled it, so treat these figures as a guide.
At a glance
Is it for you?
Geek analysis
April in the record
28% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
In April the wind most often sits at 4 to 7 kt (31% of daylight hours). No daylight hour is over 12 kt on at least half the days. The best hours are 3pm to 4pm, each on 23% of days. See both charts in the full report
No weather station near enough to check these figures against.
April on the record
The month's own figures, not the year's average.
Take it with you
The full Meia Praia, Lagos report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
When it gets busy
Crowds
Algarve Watersport calls Meia Praia spacious and less crowded, with very few other riders, though a sunbed area runs most of its length and the 2026 bathing season there runs from 1 June to 30 September. WindChaser has no crowd count for Meia Praia yet.
On the water
What April usually does
April sits outside the best months here. 28% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
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Local intel
Getting there & on the ground
Stay, schools & kit
Who works this beach
All 5 stays near Meia Praia, Lagos on one page