Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal

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Praça Marquês de Pombal - Vila Real de Santo António - Portugal
Vila Real de Santo António, the nearest town. Photo: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Vila Real de Santo António

Vila Real de Santo António is a town in Faro, Portugal. From Vila Real de Santo António you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Vila Real Santo Antonio, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is FAO, 53 km away.

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Staying in Vila Real de Santo António

  • 14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: FAO, 53 km, PRM, 104 km, XRY, 130 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 Vila Real de Santo António.

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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. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Vila Real de Santo António 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Vila Real de Santo António: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Vila Real Santo Antonio0.2 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, too small1 ft0 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Vila Real Santo Antonio: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vila Real Santo Antonio, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct11, too small1 ft3 smushy3kJwind from the east, 6 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore22°C
Wed 21Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore23°C
Thu 22Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore21°C
Fri 23Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot22°C
Sat 24Oct2, too small1 ft2 s0kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore22°C
Praia de Altura7.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Altura1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too small1 ft0 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Praia de Altura: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia de Altura, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct10, too small1 ft3 smushy3kJwind from the east, 9 knots20°C
Mon 19Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore21°C
Tue 20Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore21°C
Wed 21Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore21°C
Thu 22Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore20°C
Fri 23Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the south, 2 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct2, too small1 ft2 s0kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore21°C
Manta Rota9.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Altura, 2 km1 ft3 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, too small<1 ft1 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore, too small1 ft0 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small1 ft0 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore, too small1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Manta Rota: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Manta Rota, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct7, too small1 ft3 smushy3kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots20°C
Mon 19Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft4 s1kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore21°C
Tue 20Oct4, too small1 ft2 s0kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore21°C
Wed 21Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore21°C
Thu 22Oct2, too small1 ft2 s0kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore20°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small1 ft2 smushy0kJwind from the south, 2 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct3, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Vila Real de Santo António, 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 Vila Real de Santo António

Windsurf near Vila Real de Santo António

Places to eat near Vila Real de Santo António

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