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Anjos, Portugal

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About Anjos

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

The spot faces N (342°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (162°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 3). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 24°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, August and September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Vila do Porto, 5.8 km away (about 10 min by car).

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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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 PDL, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

    See flights ORD → PDL · Skyscanner from about £335 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h from the airport to Anjos.

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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

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct124 ft13 smushy455kJ22°C
Mon 19Oct195 ft10 shollow403kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct155 ft8 sslab301kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct214 ft6 shollow93kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct173 ft9 shollow95kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct183 ft8 shollow87kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct142 ft8 shollow60kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct92 ft8 shollow47kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct62 ft9 shollow51kJ22°C
Tue 27Oct65 ft6 smushy167kJ21°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

    Fly ORD to PDL, changing at JFK, then 2h by road. About 16h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Praia Formosa

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PDL, changing at JFK, then 2h by road. About 16h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Vila do Porto each day: Anjos, Praia Formosa.

The trip from Vila do Porto, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £825–£1,555 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 PDL, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£335–£700
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£825–£1,555

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

Places to eat near Vila do Porto

  • Clube Naval de Santa Maria0.3 km from the centre
  • Mesa d'Oito0.4 km from the centre
  • Central Pub0.6 km from the centre
  • Restaurante "Os Marienses"Portuguese · 0.8 km from the centre
  • Grill & Take Away DufogoBarbecue · 1.0 km from the centre
  • O Descobridor0.1 km from the centre

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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