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Praia do Norte, Portugal

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Nazare North at sunset 2021 -4 (wide with beach)
Praia do Norte. Photo: Addshore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Praia do Norte

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

The spot faces NW (293°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (113°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in June, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For expert surfers the best months are usually January, February and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Nazaré, 1.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 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 14 h 15 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. 1 h 45 from the airport to Praia do Norte, 118 km.

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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

Praia do Norte does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct317 ft8 scrumbling542kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct205 ft7 smushy194kJ17°C
Tue 20Oct315 ft11 scrumbling586kJ16°C
Wed 21Oct237 ft9 smushy686kJ16°C
Thu 22Oct498 ft9 scrumbling1,083kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct119 ft9 smushy1,184kJ16°C
Sat 24Oct188 ft9 smushy902kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct617 ft9 scrumbling756kJ16°C
Mon 26Oct517 ft8 smushy516kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct456 ft10 scrumbling583kJ17°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 1h 45 by road. About 14h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Praia da Nazaré

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Praia da Nazaré

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Praia da Nazaré

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Praia da Nazaré

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 9 ft at 9 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Praia da Nazaré

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to LIS, then 1h 45 by road. About 14h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Nazaré each day: Praia da Nazaré, Praia do Norte, Praia do Sul, Praia Paredes.

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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.

Places to eat near Nazaré

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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