Clube de Vela Costa Nova, Portugal

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Aveiro, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 70 km.

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About Clube de Vela Costa Nova

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.0 km out (1 in 303). The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in June, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Aveiro, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 70 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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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Sailing spot

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: 13 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: waves 1.7 m.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Clube de Vela Costa Nova
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	74, good	wind from the north, 13 knotsF4	16kn	side	1.5 mwaves
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knotsF3	12kn	side	1.2 mwaves
Tue 20Oct	77, good	wind from the north, 12 knotsF4	15kn	side	1.8 mwaves
Wed 21Oct	80, good	wind from the north, 13 knotsF4	19kn	side	1.7 mwaves
Thu 22Oct	17, poor	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knotsF3	10kn	side-on	2.0 mwaves
Fri 23Oct	74, good	wind from the north, 10 knotsF3	13kn	side	2.6 mwaves
Sat 24Oct	60, good	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knotsF3	13kn	side	2.0 mwaves
Sun 25Oct	21, poor	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knotsF3	10kn	side-on	2.0 mwaves
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the north, 6 knotsF2	12kn	side	2.3 mwaves
Tue 27Oct	76, good	wind from the north, 11 knotsF4	15kn	side	2.1 mwaves

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

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

Jan3of 7
Feb3of 7
Mar4of 7
Apr4of 7
May4of 7
Jun4of 7
Jul4of 7
Aug4of 7
Sep3of 7
Oct3of 7
Nov4of 7
Dec3of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for sailing. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to LIS, then 3h 55 by road. About 16h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Sail Clube de Vela Costa Nova
12 kn gusting 15, side-shore. Water: waves 1.8 m.
Wed 21 Oct
Sail Clube de Vela Costa Nova
13 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: waves 1.7 m.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 10, side-onshore. Water: waves 2 m.
Fri 23 Oct
Sail Clube de Vela Costa Nova
10 kn gusting 13, side-shore. Water: waves 2.6 m.
Sat 24 Oct
Sail Clube de Vela Costa Nova
9 kn gusting 13, side-shore. Water: waves 2 m.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to LIS, then 3h 55 by road. About 16h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £660–£1,305 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

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

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