Sandbars shaped by the Leixões breakwater give easy lefts and rights, occasionally hollow on clean mornings. Water quality is a real concern, especially after rain.
Break
beach break, lefts and rights; faces W
Level
beginner
Best swell
W, WNW
Best wind
E (offshore)
Best tide
all tides
Season
Autumn to spring
Typical size
0.5–2 m
Crowd
medium
Hazards
Poor water quality (port and refinery nearby); Rocks along the shore; Leixões breakwater