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Anjos, Portugal

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About Anjos

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces N (342°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (162°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 3). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 24°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, August and September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Vila do Porto, 5.8 km away (about 10 min by car).

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PDL, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

    See flights ORD → PDL · Skyscanner from about £335 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h from the airport to Anjos.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Anjos does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct135 ft10 shollow439kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct225 ft7 smushy197kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct544 ft6 shollow103kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct413 ft9 shollow145kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct423 ft8 shollow83kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct402 ft10 shollow110kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct182 ft9 shollow49kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct374 ft7 shollow162kJ22°C
Tue 27Oct144 ft9 smushy192kJ21°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to PDL, changing at JFK, then 2h by road. About 16h 15 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Anjos

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Anjos

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 3 ft at 9 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Anjos

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Anjos

    Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 2 ft at 10 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PDL, changing at JFK, then 2h by road. About 16h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Vila do Porto each day: Anjos, Praia Formosa.

The trip from Vila do Porto, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £825–£1,555 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PDL, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£335–£700
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£75–£130
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£160–£265
Food7 days eating out£150–£280
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£70–£115
Total£825–£1,555

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Vila do Porto

  • Clube Naval de Santa Maria0.3 km from the centre
  • Mesa d'Oito0.4 km from the centre
  • Central Pub0.6 km from the centre
  • Restaurante "Os Marienses"Portuguese · 0.8 km from the centre
  • Grill & Take Away DufogoBarbecue · 1.0 km from the centre
  • O Descobridor0.1 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

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