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Arcos da mesquita, Portugal

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About Arcos da mesquita

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

The spot faces S (182°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (2°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 30). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 20°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Lagoa, 6.4 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 20°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 Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), direct. About 4 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 45 from the airport to Arcos da mesquita.

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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
Mon 19Oct31 ft7 smushy16kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct122 ft12 shollow135kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct92 ft10 shollow69kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct103 ft8 scrumbling83kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct82 ft9 scrumbling65kJ22°C
Sat 24Oct123 ft8 smushy82kJ20°C
Sun 25Oct72 ft10 shollow38kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct72 ft8 smushy33kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct112 ft9 scrumbling77kJ21°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

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

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

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

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Lagoa each day: Arcos da mesquita, Pirata or Ponta do Levante, PRAIA NOVA.

The trip from Lagoa, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £890–£1,685 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 LIS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£400–£830
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£890–£1,685

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

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