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Spot de Surf, Portugal

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About Spot de Surf

It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 9.3 km away. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 18°C in June, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). For Advanced divers the best month is usually August, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Peniche. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 2 dive sites.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 9.3 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 17°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan and Jun (about 9 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 14 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), direct. About 4 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 30 from the airport to Spot de Surf.

  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: Sea 1.7 m. Wind 9 kn gusting 12.

The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Spot de Surf
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct32, poor2.2 m11 kn14kn
Mon 19Oct48, good1.7 m9 kn12kn
Tue 20Oct35, poor1.9 m7 kn13kn
Wed 21Oct45, fair1.6 m14 kn17kn
Thu 22Oct32, poor2.5 m2 kn8kn
Fri 23Oct32, poor2.6 m10 kn16kn
Sat 24Oct31, poor2.5 m11 kn18kn
Sun 25Oct32, poor2.1 m5 kn5kn
Mon 26Oct32, poor2.6 m7 kn9kn
Tue 27Oct32, poor2.2 m7 kn9kn

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May4of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug5of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec1of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £820–£1,570 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £400–£830
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £75–£130
  • Stay £160–£265
  • Food £150–£280

Places to eat near Peniche

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