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Apulia, Portugal

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Praia Apúlia Norte
Apulia. Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Apulia

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

The spot faces W (261°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (81°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 800 m out (1 in 78). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 17°C in June, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and September, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Apúlia, 0.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

    See flights ORD → OPO · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Apulia.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in ApúliaAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Apúlia · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Apúlia · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Apulia 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
Sun 18Oct404 ft8 smushy150kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct282 ft14 scrumbling105kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct404 ft11 ssoft316kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct06 ft8 smushy422kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct06 ft9 ssoft548kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct09 ft9 ssoft1,179kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct07 ft9 ssoft620kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct06 ft8 ssoft500kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct07 ft8 ssoft571kJ14°C
Tue 27Oct175 ft7 smushy280kJ16°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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to OPO, changing at JFK, then 50 min by road. About 16h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Apulia

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to OPO, changing at JFK, then 50 min by road. About 16h 40 door to door

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Rough cost

About £855–£1,620 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 OPO, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£395–£815
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£45–£80
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£855–£1,620

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

Places to eat near Apúlia

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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