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Armação de Pêra, Portugal

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About Armação de Pêra

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 800 m out (1 in 80). The sea is about 15°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, August and September, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Armação de Pêra. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 16 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. 3 h 45 from the airport to Armação de Pêra.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Armação de Pêra on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: 11 kn gusting 15, side-shore. Water: chop.

The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct08kncross-offchop
Mon 19Oct05knoffnot safeflat
Tue 20Oct3415knsidechop
Wed 21Oct2420knside-onchop
Thu 22Oct2015knonflat
Fri 23Oct011knoffnot safeflat
Sat 24Oct019knoffnot safechop
Sun 25Oct019knoffnot safeflat
Mon 26Oct011knonflat
Tue 27Oct09knside-onflat

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec2of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to LIS, then 3h 45 by road. About 16h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 15, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 15, onshore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 11, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 19, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to LIS, then 3h 45 by road. About 16h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £820–£1,570 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £400–£830
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £75–£130
  • Stay £160–£265
  • Food £150–£280

Places to eat near Armação de Pêra

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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