Alvor, Portugal

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About Alvor

Alvor is a town in Faro, Portugal. From Alvor you can reach 11 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Alvor, a kite and windsurf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 104 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PRM, 2 km away.

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Staying in Alvor

104 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PRM, 2 km, Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO), 57 km, CAT, 190 km

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Where it is

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Alvor each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 9 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Alvor too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

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Arcos da mesquita16.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Lagoa, 6 km

3 ft60 kJ

1 ft18 kJ

2 ft118 kJ

2 ft64 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Arcos da mesquita, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	3 ft7 smushy	60kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	21°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	1 ft8 shollow	18kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	2 ft12 shollow	118kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	2 ft10 shollow	64kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	2 ft8 scrumbling	69kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	65kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	3 ft7 smushy	60kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	20°C

Luz12.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Luz

5 ft221 kJ

2 ft70 kJ

3 ft262 kJ

3 ft128 kJ

4 ft236 kJ

5 ft288 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Luz, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	5 ft8 smushy	221kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	70kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	262kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	3 ft9 scrumbling	128kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	4 ft9 ssoft	236kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	4 ft9 ssoft	236kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	5 ft8 ssoft	288kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	19°C

Pirata or Ponta do Levante17.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Lagoa, 7 km

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft39 kJ

1 ft23 kJ

1 ft18 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Pirata or Ponta do Levante, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 s	5kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	1 ft12 shollow	39kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	23kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	18kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	1 ft10 shollow	12kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	20°C

Molhe de Ferragudo6.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ferragudo, 2 km

2 ft31 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

1 ft35 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Molhe de Ferragudo, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	2 ft7 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft8 scrumbling	8kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	68kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	37kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	40kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	35kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	38kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	19°C

PRAIA NOVA18.5 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Lagoa, 7 km

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft39 kJ

1 ft23 kJ

1 ft18 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at PRAIA NOVA, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 s	5kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	1 ft12 scrumbling	39kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	23kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	18kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	12kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	20°C

Alvor1 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

2 ft31 kJ

1 ft31 kJ

2 ft64 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

1 ft34 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Alvor, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft15 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	64kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	37kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	37kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	34kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	38kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	19°C

Burgau17.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Luz, 5 kmNeeds 3 ft+

5 ft221 kJ

2 ft70 kJ

3 ft257 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

4 ft228 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

4 ft234 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Burgau, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	5 ft8 smushy	221kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	2 ft9 shollow	70kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	3 ft11 shollow	257kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	3 ft10 shollow	148kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	4 ft9 shollow	228kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	60, good	4 ft9 shollow	231kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	51, good	4 ft8 scrumbling	234kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	18°C

Cabanas Velhas19.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Luz, 6 kmNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft305 kJ

2 ft128 kJ

4 ft320 kJ

3 ft192 kJ

5 ft350 kJ

5 ft356 kJ

6 ft439 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cabanas Velhas, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, too small	5 ft8 shollow	305kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft11 shollow	128kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 shollow	320kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	3 ft10 shollow	192kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	5 ft9 shollow	350kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	5 ft9 shollow	356kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	6 ft9 shollow	439kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	18°C

Meia Praia4.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Lagos, 3 kmNeeds 4 ft+

2 ft66 kJ

1 ft41 kJ

2 ft85 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft62 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Meia Praia, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	66kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft15 shollow	41kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	85kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	48kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	62kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	60kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	71kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	19°C

Praia da Rocha5.3 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Portimão, 2 kmNeeds 3 ft+

2 ft31 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

1 ft35 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia da Rocha, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	2 ft7 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	8kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	68kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	37kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	40kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	35kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	38kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	19°C

Três Irmãos1.8 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

2 ft31 kJ

1 ft31 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

1 ft34 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Três Irmãos, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft15 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	61kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	37kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	37kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	34kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	38kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	19°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Alvor, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Alvor

Alvor 0.3 km · stays here

Windsurf near Alvor

Alvor 0.3 km · stays here

Places to eat near Alvor

Adega d'AlvorSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
BuganviliaEuropean · 0.1 km from the centre
O AlcaidePortuguese · 0.1 km from the centre
O Touro De Alvor SteakhouseSteakhouse · 0.1 km from the centre
Os MarafadosPortuguese · 0.1 km from the centre
PaesanoItalian · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits