Praia da Vagueira, Portugal

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Aveiro, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 76 km.

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About Praia da Vagueira

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

The spot faces W (280°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (100°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 122). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in June, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Aveiro, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 76 km.

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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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Getting there. 3 h 45 from the airport to Praia da Vagueira.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Aveiro, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 76 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia da Vagueira, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 smushy	156kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	119kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	5 ft11 smushy	428kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	15, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	250kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	668kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	1,031kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	723kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	503kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	17°C
Mon 26Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	658kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Tue 27Oct	22, poor	5 ft7 smushy	208kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	17°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to LIS, then 3h 45 by road. About 16h 20 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Praia da Vagueira
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Praia da Vagueira
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 14 kn (25 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to LIS, then 3h 45 by road. About 16h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £730–£1,420 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to LIS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£400–£830
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£75–£130
Food	7 days eating out	£150–£280
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£70–£115
Total		£730–£1,420

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

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