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punta dos picos, Portugal

Stay in Caminha: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Caminha

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About punta dos picos

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, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 10). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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, April, May and June, with about 1 good days in 7; in February and March, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Caminha, 3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf 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 17 h 25 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. 1 h 35 from the airport to punta dos picos.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in CaminhaAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

punta dos picos 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 18Oct533 ft9 shollow184kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct242 ft12 shollow141kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct435 ft10 shollow412kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct08 ft8 shollow750kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct08 ft9 shollow822kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct011 ft9 shollow2,007kJ14°C
Sat 24Oct08 ft9 shollow874kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct08 ft9 shollow886kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct07 ft8 shollow529kJ15°C
Tue 27Oct06 ft7 shollow391kJ16°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 1h 35 by road. About 17h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Praia dos Ingleses

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 8 kn (15 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 1h 35 by road. About 17h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Caminha each day: Praia de Moledo, Praia dos Ingleses, punta dos picos, Vila Praia de Ancora.

The trip from Caminha, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £885–£1,670 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
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£885–£1,670

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

Places to eat near Caminha

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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