Melides, Portugal

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Litoral entre a Praia da Aberta Nova e a Praia da Galé-Fontainhas - Portugal
Aberta-A-Nova. Photo: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Melides

Melides is a town in Setúbal, Portugal. From Melides you can reach 5 surf spots. The nearest is Aberta-A-Nova, a surf spot 5.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 79 km away.

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Staying in Melides

  • 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 79 km, CAT, 84 km, PRM, 112 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 Melides.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate 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 Melides each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Melides too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Melides: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Aberta-A-Nova5.7 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft38 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small4 ft361 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, good, best spot that day3 ft180 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, good5 ft339 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, good, best spot that day5 ft309 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, good, best spot that day5 ft298 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, fair4 ft252 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, good, best spot that day
All readings for Aberta-A-Nova: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Aberta-A-Nova, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct24, too small2 ft7 shollow38kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore23°C
Tue 20Oct55, good4 ft12 shollow361kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct50, good3 ft9 shollow180kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct49, good5 ft9 shollow339kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot19°C
Fri 23Oct48, good5 ft9 shollow309kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct43, fair5 ft8 shollow298kJwind from the north, 8 knots19°C
Sun 25Oct62, good4 ft9 shollow252kJwind from the north, 6 knots22°C
Coelhos9.8 kmabout 20 min by car2 ft38 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small4 ft361 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, good, best spot that day3 ft180 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, good5 ft339 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, good5 ft309 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, fair5 ft298 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, fair4 ft252 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, good
All readings for Coelhos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Coelhos, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct23, too small2 ft7 shollow38kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore23°C
Tue 20Oct55, good4 ft12 shollow361kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct49, good3 ft9 shollow180kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct48, good5 ft9 shollow339kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot19°C
Fri 23Oct47, fair5 ft9 shollow309kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct42, fair5 ft8 shollow298kJwind from the north, 8 knots19°C
Sun 25Oct61, good4 ft9 shollow252kJwind from the north, 6 knots22°C
Praia do PEGO16.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Comporta, 10 km2 ft26 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small3 ft288 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, good3 ft129 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, fair4 ft244 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, good4 ft216 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, good4 ft221 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, good3 ft168 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, good
All readings for Praia do PEGO: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia do PEGO, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct17, too small2 ft8 shollow26kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore23°C
Tue 20Oct50, good3 ft12 shollow288kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct43, fair3 ft9 shollow129kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct56, good4 ft9 shollow244kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot19°C
Fri 23Oct56, good4 ft9 shollow216kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct54, good4 ft8 shollow221kJwind from the north, 9 knots19°C
Sun 25Oct52, good3 ft9 shollow168kJwind from the north, 6 knots22°C
Carvalhal18.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Comporta, 8 km2 ft26 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small3 ft288 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, fair3 ft129 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, fair4 ft244 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, good4 ft271 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, good4 ft221 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, good3 ft168 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, fair
All readings for Carvalhal: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Carvalhal, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct15, too small2 ft8 s26kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore23°C
Tue 20Oct44, fair3 ft12 s288kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct37, fair3 ft9 s129kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct53, good4 ft9 s244kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot19°C
Fri 23Oct54, good4 ft9 s271kJwind from the west, 4 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct54, good4 ft8 s221kJwind from the north, 9 knots19°C
Sun 25Oct45, fair3 ft9 s168kJwind from the north, 6 knots22°C
Melides6.1 kmabout 15 min by car2 ft50 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, too small4 ft409 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, fair4 ft212 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, good, best spot that day5 ft422 kJwind from the north, 0 knots, fair5 ft379 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, poor6 ft414 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, poor5 ft340 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, fair
All readings for Melides: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Melides, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct22, too small2 ft7 smushy50kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots18°C
Tue 20Oct47, fair4 ft12 shollow409kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct53, good4 ft9 shollow212kJwind from the north, 2 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct41, fair5 ft9 scrumbling422kJwind from the north, 0 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct33, poor5 ft9 scrumbling379kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots18°C
Sat 24Oct27, poor6 ft9 scrumbling414kJwind from the north, 11 knots18°C
Sun 25Oct46, fair5 ft9 scrumbling340kJwind from the north, 8 knots18°C

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

  • Xtian RestaurantMediterranean · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Receitas Com AmorBarbecue · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Restaurante LourençoPortuguese · 0.8 km from the centre
  • Tosca MelidesItalian · 1.6 km from the centre
  • Costa Nossa melides0.1 km from the centre
  • Los Bandidos Food Truck0.1 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