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 beginners: 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 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 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.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

Surf spots within 20 km of Melides: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Aberta-A-Nova5.7 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft174 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore2 ft42 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore4 ft313 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots3 ft165 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots4 ft277 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot4 ft288 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots5 ft333 kJwind from the north, 7 knots
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
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct64, good4 ft8 shollow174kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore26°C
Mon 19Oct30, too small2 ft7 shollow42kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore23°C
Tue 20Oct54, good4 ft12 shollow313kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct48, good3 ft9 shollow165kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct54, good4 ft9 shollow277kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot19°C
Fri 23Oct51, good4 ft9 shollow288kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct42, fair5 ft8 shollow333kJwind from the north, 7 knots19°C
Carvalhal18.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Comporta, 8 kmIntermediate and up4 ft156 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore2 ft174 kJwind from the west, 9 knots3 ft283 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots3 ft131 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots4 ft204 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot4 ft211 kJwind from the west, 4 knots4 ft209 kJwind from the north, 9 knots
All readings for Carvalhal: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Carvalhal, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct52, good4 ft8 s156kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore26°C
Mon 19Oct20, too small2 ft15 s174kJwind from the west, 9 knots23°C
Tue 20Oct43, fair3 ft12 s283kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct36, fair3 ft9 s131kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct50, good4 ft9 s204kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot19°C
Fri 23Oct55, good4 ft9 s211kJwind from the west, 4 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct52, good4 ft8 s209kJwind from the north, 9 knots19°C
Coelhos9.8 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft174 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore2 ft42 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore4 ft313 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots3 ft165 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots4 ft277 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot4 ft288 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots5 ft333 kJwind from the north, 7 knots
All readings for Coelhos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Coelhos, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct63, good4 ft8 shollow174kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore26°C
Mon 19Oct30, too small2 ft7 shollow42kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore23°C
Tue 20Oct54, good4 ft12 shollow313kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct47, fair3 ft9 shollow165kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct53, good4 ft9 shollow277kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot19°C
Fri 23Oct50, good4 ft9 shollow288kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct41, fair5 ft8 shollow333kJwind from the north, 7 knots19°C
Melides6.1 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft220 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots2 ft54 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots4 ft336 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots3 ft193 kJwind from the north, 2 knots4 ft315 kJwind from the north, 0 knots5 ft364 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots6 ft372 kJwind from the north, 12 knots
All readings for Melides: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Melides, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct52, good4 ft8 smushy220kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots20°C
Mon 19Oct26, too small2 ft7 smushy54kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots18°C
Tue 20Oct47, fair4 ft12 shollow336kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct51, good3 ft9 shollow193kJwind from the north, 2 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct46, fair4 ft10 scrumbling315kJwind from the north, 0 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct45, fair5 ft9 scrumbling364kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots18°C
Sat 24Oct14, poor6 ft8 smushy372kJwind from the north, 12 knots18°C
Praia do PEGO16.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Comporta, 10 kmIntermediate and up4 ft156 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore2 ft174 kJwind from the west, 9 knots3 ft283 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots3 ft131 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots4 ft204 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot4 ft207 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots4 ft209 kJwind from the north, 9 knots
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
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct59, good4 ft8 shollow156kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore26°C
Mon 19Oct23, too small2 ft15 shollow174kJwind from the west, 9 knots23°C
Tue 20Oct49, good3 ft12 shollow283kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct42, fair3 ft9 shollow131kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct56, good4 ft9 shollow204kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot19°C
Fri 23Oct58, good4 ft9 shollow207kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct53, good4 ft8 shollow209kJwind from the north, 9 knots19°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