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Figueira da Foz, Portugal

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About Figueira da Foz

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

The spot faces W (259°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (79°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 64). 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 18°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7; in July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Figueira da Foz, 0.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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

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From Chicago: about 15 h 30 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.

    See flights ORD → LIS · Skyscanner from about £400 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h from the airport to Figueira da Foz.

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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

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DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct386 ft8 ssoft367kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct204 ft7 smushy115kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct315 ft11 ssoft563kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct357 ft9 ssoft705kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct578 ft9 ssoft878kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct419 ft9 ssoft1,136kJ18°C
Sat 24Oct557 ft9 ssoft736kJ17°C
Sun 25Oct506 ft9 ssoft644kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct456 ft8 smushy455kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct347 ft8 smushy584kJ20°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to LIS, then 3h by road. About 15h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Pico da mina

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Figueira da Foz

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Figueira da Foz

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Cabedelo

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 9 ft at 9 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Cabedelo

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, wind 6 kn (10 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to LIS, then 3h by road. About 15h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 8 spots near Figueira da Foz each day: Cabedelo, Cabedelo (o Point-Break), cabo mondego, Cova Gala, Figueira da Foz, Murtinheira, Pico da mina, The Edge - Molhe Norte.

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Rough cost

About £890–£1,685 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 LIS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£400–£830
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£890–£1,685

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

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