Luz, Portugal

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About Luz

Luz is a town in Faro, Portugal. From Luz you can reach 17 surf spots. The nearest is Luz, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 61 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PRM, 15 km away.

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Staying in Luz

61 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PRM, 15 km, Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO), 68 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 beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Luz.

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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 Luz each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 14 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Luz too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for beginnersUnder 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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Luz0.2 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft54 kJ

3 ft278 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

4 ft276 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

5 ft291 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Luz, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	2 ft7 smushy	54kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	21°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	278kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	3 ft9 scrumbling	127kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	4 ft9 ssoft	276kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	4 ft9 ssoft	231kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	5 ft9 ssoft	291kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	4 ft10 ssoft	247kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	20°C

Molhe de Ferragudo18.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Ferragudo, 2 km

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Molhe de Ferragudo, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	68kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	41kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	46kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	37kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	45kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	20kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	20°C

Alvor12 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Alvor, 1 kmNeeds 3 ft+

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Alvor, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft7 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	65kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	41kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	23°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	43kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	40kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	40kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	20kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	23°C

Amado17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Carrapateira, 2 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft188 kJ

5 ft565 kJ

4 ft352 kJ

8 ft929 kJ

7 ft782 kJ

8 ft930 kJ

7 ft979 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Amado, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	48, good	5 ft7 smushy	188kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	5 ft12 shollow	565kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	352kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	18°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 scrumbling	929kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 scrumbling	782kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 scrumbling	930kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 scrumbling	979kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	16°C

Barranco15.6 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Sagres, 6 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft119 kJ

4 ft429 kJ

4 ft235 kJ

6 ft580 kJ

6 ft618 kJ

6 ft616 kJ

6 ft604 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Barranco, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	4 ft7 shollow	119kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 shollow	429kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	4 ft10 shollow	235kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	6 ft9 shollow	580kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	6 ft10 sslab	618kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	48, good	6 ft9 shollow	616kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	17°C
Sun 25Oct	43, fair	6 ft10 sslab	604kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	18°C

Burgau4.5 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

2 ft54 kJ

3 ft278 kJ

3 ft156 kJ

4 ft244 kJ

4 ft278 kJ

4 ft243 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Burgau, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	2 ft7 shollow	54kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	22°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	3 ft12 shollow	278kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	3 ft10 shollow	156kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	4 ft9 shollow	244kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	60, good	4 ft9 shollow	278kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	56, good	4 ft9 shollow	243kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	60, good	4 ft10 shollow	247kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	22°C

Cabanas Velhas6.4 kmabout 15 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft80 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

3 ft177 kJ

5 ft402 kJ

5 ft424 kJ

6 ft434 kJ

5 ft395 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cabanas Velhas, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	3 ft7 shollow	80kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 shollow	334kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	3 ft10 shollow	177kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	5 ft9 shollow	402kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	35, too small	5 ft10 shollow	424kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	6 ft9 shollow	434kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	32, too small	5 ft10 shollow	395kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	22°C

Carrapateira18.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in CarrapateiraIntermediate and up

5 ft188 kJ

5 ft565 kJ

4 ft352 kJ

8 ft929 kJ

7 ft782 kJ

8 ft930 kJ

7 ft979 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Carrapateira, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	48, good	5 ft7 shollow	188kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	5 ft12 shollow	565kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	4 ft10 shollow	352kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	18°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 shollow	929kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 shollow	782kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 shollow	930kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 shollow	979kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	16°C

Castelejo19.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Vila do Bispo, 7 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft191 kJ

5 ft565 kJ

4 ft352 kJ

8 ft929 kJ

7 ft782 kJ

8 ft945 kJ

7 ft1009 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Castelejo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	53, good	5 ft7 smushy	191kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	5 ft12 shollow	565kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	49, good	4 ft10 shollow	352kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	929kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 scrumbling	782kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	945kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	1,009kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C

Cordoama18.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Vila do Bispo, 7 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft191 kJ

5 ft565 kJ

4 ft352 kJ

8 ft929 kJ

7 ft782 kJ

8 ft945 kJ

7 ft1009 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cordoama, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	53, good	5 ft7 shollow	191kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	5 ft12 shollow	565kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	49, good	4 ft10 shollow	352kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 shollow	929kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 shollow	782kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	945kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	1,009kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C

Ingrina14.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Vila do Bispo, 3 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft119 kJ

4 ft429 kJ

4 ft235 kJ

6 ft580 kJ

6 ft618 kJ

6 ft616 kJ

6 ft604 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ingrina, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	4 ft7 shollow	119kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 shollow	429kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	4 ft10 shollow	235kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	6 ft9 shollow	580kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	6 ft10 shollow	618kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	48, good	6 ft9 shollow	616kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	17°C
Sun 25Oct	43, fair	6 ft10 shollow	604kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	18°C

Martinhal19.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Sagres, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft119 kJ

4 ft429 kJ

4 ft235 kJ

6 ft580 kJ

6 ft618 kJ

6 ft544 kJ

6 ft604 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Martinhal, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	4 ft7 shollow	119kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 shollow	429kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	4 ft10 shollow	235kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	6 ft9 shollow	580kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	6 ft10 shollow	618kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	6 ft9 shollow	544kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 16 knots, offshore	17°C
Sun 25Oct	43, fair	6 ft10 shollow	604kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	18°C

Meia Praia8.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Lagos, 3 kmNeeds 4 ft+

1 ft12 kJ

2 ft92 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Meia Praia, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft8 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	21°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	92kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	56kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	69kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	69kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	74kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	49kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	20°C

Praia da Rocha17.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Portimão, 2 kmNeeds 3 ft+

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia da Rocha, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft7 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	68kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	41kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	46kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	37kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	45kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	20kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	20°C

Praia do Bordeira19.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Bordeira, 4 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft160 kJ

5 ft544 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

7 ft833 kJ

7 ft708 kJ

8 ft851 kJ

7 ft870 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia do Bordeira, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	55, good	4 ft7 shollow	160kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	5 ft12 shollow	544kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	59, good	4 ft10 shollow	328kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 0 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 shollow	833kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 shollow	708kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	18°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	851kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	870kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	16°C

Três Irmãos13.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Alvor, 2 kmNeeds 3 ft+

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Três Irmãos, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	68kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	41kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	23°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	43kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	40kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	40kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	20kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	23°C

Zavial13.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Vila do Bispo, 3 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft119 kJ

4 ft429 kJ

4 ft235 kJ

6 ft580 kJ

6 ft618 kJ

6 ft616 kJ

6 ft604 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Zavial, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 shollow	119kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 shollow	429kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	4 ft10 shollow	235kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	6 ft9 shollow	580kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	6 ft10 shollow	618kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	48, good	6 ft9 shollow	616kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	17°C
Sun 25Oct	43, fair	6 ft10 shollow	604kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Luz, 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).

Places to eat near Luz

A ConchaPortuguese · 0.1 km from the centre
Endless SummerPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
ParaísoSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
DolphinSouth african · 0.3 km from the centre
Fortaleza da LuzPortuguese · 0.3 km from the centre
PashminaIndian · 0.3 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