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Guincho, Portugal

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

Also within 20 km of Cascais

  • Rata Surf spot · 1.1 km from Cascais
  • Tamariz Surf spot · 1.9 km from Cascais
  • Sta Maria Surf spot · 2 km from Cascais
  • Bolina Surf spot · 2.3 km from Cascais
  • Poça Surf spot · 2.5 km from Cascais
  • Azarujinha Surf spot · 2.7 km from Cascais
  • Bica Surf spot · 4.3 km from Cascais
  • Sao Pedro Surf spot · 4.3 km from Cascais

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About Guincho

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

Water about 18°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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 13). The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in September, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually July and August, with about 5 good days in 7; in February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cascais. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 13 h 20 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. 50 min from the airport to Guincho.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in CascaisAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in Cascais · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Cascais · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Guincho on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: 13 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct1212knside2.4 mwaves
Mon 19Oct3817knside1.9 mwaves
Tue 20Oct4914knside2.1 mwaves
Wed 21Oct7816knside1.6 mwaves
Thu 22Oct08knside2.6 mwaves
Fri 23Oct6218knside3.1 mwaves
Sat 24Oct6719knside2.6 mwaves
Sun 25Oct6315knside2.1 mwaves
Mon 26Oct013knside2.5 mwaves
Tue 27Oct7317knside2.2 mwaves

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. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May4of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul5of 7
  8. Aug5of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov3of 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 50 min by road. About 13h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf Guincho

    11 kn gusting 14, side-shore. Water: waves 2.1 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Guincho

    13 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 8, side-shore. Water: waves 2.6 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Guincho

    13 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: waves 3.1 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Guincho

    14 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: waves 2.6 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to LIS, then 50 min by road. About 13h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £795–£1,525 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
  • Taxi £50–£85
  • Stay £160–£265
  • Food £150–£280

Places to eat near Cascais

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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