Olhão, Portugal
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About Olhão
Olhão is a town in Faro, Portugal. From Olhão you can reach 6 surf spots, 2 kite spots and 2 windsurf spots. The nearest is Olhão, a kite and windsurf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 63 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO), 12 km away.
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Staying in Olhão
- 63 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO), 12 km, PRM, 67 km, XRY, 161 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Olhão.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert 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 Olhão each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Olhão 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.
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilha Deserta7.6 kmabout 15 min by car | 1 ft6 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, too small | 2 ft63 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, poor | 2 ft38 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, poor | 2 ft27 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, poor | 1 ft14 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, poor | 2 ft27 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, poor | 1 ft9 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, poor |
All readings for Ilha Deserta: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Ilha de Faro13.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Faro (Sé e São Pedro), 5 km | 1 ft5 kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small | 1 ft44 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, poor | 1 ft26 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, too small | 1 ft13 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too small | 1 ft8 kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, too small | 1 ft14 kJwind from the west, 1 knot, poor | 1 ft6 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, too small |
All readings for Ilha de Faro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Ilha da culatra4.3 kmabout 10 min by car | 1 ft6 kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, too small | 2 ft58 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft32 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, too small | 1 ft20 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, too small | 1 ft14 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, too small | 1 ft22 kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, too small | 1 ft8 kJwind from the south-south-east, 0 knots, too small |
All readings for Ilha da culatra: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Praia do Farol - lado poente6.3 kmabout 15 min by car | 1 ft6 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, too small | 2 ft58 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft32 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft20 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, too small | 1 ft14 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft22 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, too small | 1 ft8 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too small |
All readings for Praia do Farol - lado poente: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Ilha do farol6.1 kmabout 15 min by car | 1 ft6 kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small | 2 ft63 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, too small | 2 ft38 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, too small | 2 ft27 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, too small | 1 ft14 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, too small | 2 ft27 kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, too small | 1 ft9 kJwind from the south-south-east, 0 knots, too small |
All readings for Ilha do farol: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Ilha da Fuzeta8.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Fuseta, 1 km | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Olhão, 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 Olhão
Windsurf near Olhão
Places to eat near Olhão
- Umi sushi barSushi · 0.1 km from the centre
- Indian mercadoIndian · 0.2 km from the centre
- Pizeria SÃO MartinhoPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
- Vai e VoltaPortuguese · 0.2 km from the centre
- À do FernandoPortuguese · 0.3 km from the centre
- Doca's Pizza RistorantePizza · 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