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Carvalhal, Portugal

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

Also within 20 km of Comporta

  • Comporta Surf spot · 2.6 km from Comporta
  • Praia do PEGO Surf spot · 9.7 km from Comporta
  • Troia Surf spot · 16.1 km from Comporta
  • Coelhos Surf spot · 17.3 km from Comporta

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Praia do Carvalhal - Portugal
Carvalhal. Photo: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Carvalhal

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

The spot faces W (252°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (72°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, March and December, with about 2 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Comporta, 8.2 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 13 h 55 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. 1 h 25 from the airport to Carvalhal.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in ComportaAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Comporta · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Comporta · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct524 ft8 s156kJ26°C
Mon 19Oct202 ft15 s174kJ23°C
Tue 20Oct433 ft12 s283kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct363 ft9 s131kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct504 ft9 s204kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct554 ft9 s211kJ22°C
Sat 24Oct524 ft8 s209kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct383 ft8 s106kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct624 ft8 s217kJ24°C
Tue 27Oct544 ft8 s167kJ24°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. 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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to LIS, then 1h 25 by road. About 13h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Praia do PEGO

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Praia do PEGO

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 9 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Praia do PEGO

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 1 kn (1 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Praia do PEGO

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Praia do PEGO

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to LIS, then 1h 25 by road. About 13h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Comporta each day: Carvalhal, Comporta, Praia do PEGO.

The trip from Comporta, 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.

Places to eat near Comporta

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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