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Ericeira, Portugal

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About Ericeira

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 14). The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in June, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 3 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ericeira. Within 5 km we also list 18 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 13 h 25 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. 55 min from the airport to Ericeira.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Kitesurfing lessons in Ericeira · GetYourGuideAdKite and board hire in Ericeira · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Ericeira on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: 12 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct925knside2.3 mwaves
Mon 19Oct013knoffnot safe1.8 mwaves
Tue 20Oct017knside2.0 mwaves
Wed 21Oct1025knside1.6 mwaves
Thu 22Oct08kncross-off2.5 mwaves
Fri 23Oct825knside3.1 mwaves
Sat 24Oct925knside2.7 mwaves
Sun 25Oct017knside2.1 mwaves
Mon 26Oct013knside2.5 mwaves
Tue 27Oct015knside2.3 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 kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec1of 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 kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

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

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: waves 2 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 8, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 2.5 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: waves 3.1 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: waves 2.7 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to LIS, then 55 min by road. About 13h 25 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 Ericeira

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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