Lagos, Portugal

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About Lagos

Lagos is a town in Faro, Portugal. From Lagos you can reach 10 surf spots, 2 kite spots and 2 windsurf spots. The nearest is Lagos, a kite and windsurf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 225 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PRM, 9 km away.

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Staying in Lagos

225 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PRM, 9 km, Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO), 63 km, CAT, 190 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Lagos.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 9 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Lagos 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: Expert

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Burgau9.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Luz, 5 km

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	Score for intermediates	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

Luz5.1 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Luz

4 ft181 kJ

2 ft70 kJ

3 ft262 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

4 ft228 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

4 ft234 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Luz, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 smushy	181kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	70kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	262kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	148kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	4 ft9 ssoft	228kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	4 ft9 ssoft	231kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	51, good	4 ft8 ssoft	234kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C

Meia Praia3 kmabout 5 min by car

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	Score for intermediates	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

Três Irmãos8.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Alvor, 2 km

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	Score for intermediates	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

Alvor6.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Alvor, 1 km

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	Score for intermediates	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

Praia da Rocha12.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Portimão, 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 intermediate surfers at Praia da Rocha, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	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

Molhe de Ferragudo13.6 kmabout 25 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 intermediate surfers at Molhe de Ferragudo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft8 scrumbling	8kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	68kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	37kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	40kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	35kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	38kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	19°C

Cabanas Velhas11.6 kmabout 20 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

Ingrina19.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Vila do Bispo, 3 kmNeeds 5 ft+

6 ft411 kJ

4 ft127 kJ

4 ft412 kJ

4 ft240 kJ

6 ft503 kJ

6 ft513 kJ

7 ft642 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ingrina, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	6 ft8 shollow	411kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	4 ft7 shollow	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 shollow	412kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	4 ft10 shollow	240kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	6 ft9 shollow	503kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	6 ft9 shollow	513kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	51, good	7 ft9 shollow	642kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	17°C

Zavial18.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Vila do Bispo, 3 kmNeeds 5 ft+

6 ft411 kJ

4 ft127 kJ

4 ft412 kJ

4 ft240 kJ

6 ft503 kJ

6 ft513 kJ

7 ft642 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Zavial, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	6 ft8 shollow	411kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	4 ft7 shollow	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 shollow	412kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	4 ft10 shollow	240kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	6 ft9 shollow	503kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	6 ft9 shollow	513kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	51, good	7 ft9 shollow	642kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Lagos, 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 Lagos

Lagos 0.4 km · stays here
Meia Praia 1.9 km · stays here

Windsurf near Lagos

Lagos 0.4 km · stays here
Meia Praia 1.9 km · stays here

Places to eat near Lagos

ArribalePortuguese · 0.1 km from the centre
Mimar CaféCoffee shop, Burger · 0.1 km from the centre
Momo ExpressNepalese · 0.1 km from the centre
Royal Indian CuisineIndian · 0.1 km from the centre
Casinha do PetiscoPortuguese · 0.2 km from the centre
Estúdio VegetarianoVegetarian · 0.2 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