Rocky Point, Portugal

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Porto, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 17 km.

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About Rocky Point

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 1.0 km out (1 in 100). 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 month is usually January, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Porto, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 17 km. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.

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 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
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Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Rocky Point.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Porto, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 17 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rocky Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	61, good	4 ft8 ssoft	223kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	22°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	3 ft15 ssoft	283kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	5 ft11 ssoft	506kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	15, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	371kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	730kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,372kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	776kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	615kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	20°C
Mon 26Oct	17, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	459kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 27Oct	31, poor	5 ft7 smushy	267kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	19°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to OPO, changing at JFK, then 40 min by road. About 16h 30 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Rocky Point
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Rocky Point
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to OPO, changing at JFK, then 40 min by road. About 16h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £680–£1,325 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to OPO, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£395–£815
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£30–£50
Food	7 days eating out	£150–£280
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£70–£115
Total		£680–£1,325

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

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